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Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 2, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Hilton Garden Inn, 201 Ogden Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. 5,855,590 shares of the Company’s common stock, or 61.70% of the shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding on the record date for the Annual Meeting, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Summarized below are descriptions of the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting:
Proposal One: Election of directors
As described in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement, the Company’s Board of Directors nominated two individuals to serve as Class I directors for a term to expire on the date of the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Both of such nominees were elected by a plurality vote in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws, as follows:
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Director |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Barry Greene |
1,381,262 |
1,992,132 |
2,482,196 |
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Catherine D. Strader, Ph.D. |
2,984,507 |
388,887 |
2,482,196 |
Because the votes withheld from Mr. Greene exceeded the votes cast in favor of his election, Mr. Greene has tendered his resignation for the Board's consideration in accordance with the majority vote provision of the Company’s Bylaws. Under the procedures set forth in the Company’s Bylaws, the Nominations and Governance Committee of the Board will consider the resignation and make a recommendation to the Board, which will determine whether to accept or reject the resignation (and, if applicable, the reasons for rejecting the resignation) within 90 days after the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Greene will not participate in the deliberations of the Nominations and Governance Committee or the Board with respect to their consideration of his resignation. The Company will disclose the Board’s decision-making process and decision regarding whether to accept Mr. Greene’s resignation (and the reasons for rejecting a resignation, if applicable) in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, promptly following such decision.
Proposal Two: Ratification of appointment of independent auditors
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, by the following vote:
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Votes For |
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5,712,617 |
109,549 |
33,424 |
Proposal Three: Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation
The Company’s stockholders voted, in an advisory, non-binding manner, to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the executive compensation tables and the related footnotes and narrative accompanying the tables (the “say-on-pay vote”). The Company’s stockholders voted as follows to approve such executive compensation pursuant to the say-on-pay vote:
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Votes For |
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3,083,087 |
256,247 |
34,060 |
2,482,196 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. |
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June 4, 2021 |
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/s/ Robert Morales |
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Name: Robert Morales |
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Title: Vice President, Finance and Controller and interim principal financial and accounting officer |
Document and Entity Information |
Jun. 02, 2021 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 02, 2021 |
| Entity Registrant Name | Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001008848 |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Entity File Number | 001-31938 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 13-3831168 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 420 Saw Mill River Road |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Ardsley |
| Entity Address, State or Province | NY |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 10502 |
| City Area Code | (914) |
| Local Phone Number | 347-4300 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of each class | Common Stock (Par Value $0.001) |
| Trading Symbol | ACOR |
| Name of each exchange on which registered | NASDAQ |