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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 10, 2021, at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Clovis Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company approved and adopted an amendment and restatement of the Clovis Oncology, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan by 4,500,000 shares of common stock (the “2020 Plan Amendment”). The 2020 Plan Amendment was previously adopted by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) subject to stockholder approval. The 2020 Plan and the 2020 Plan Amendment are described in greater detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2021, under the caption “Approval of an Amendment and Restatement of the Clovis Oncology, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan,” which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the 2020 Plan as amended by the 2020 Plan Amendment contained in such proxy statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2020 Plan as amended by the 2020 Plan Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
On June 10, 2021, at the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved and adopted the Clovis Oncology 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2021 ESPP”) which will permit employees of the Company to participate in the ownership of the Company by purchasing shares of Company common stock at a discount. The 2021 ESPP was previously adopted by the Board subject to stockholder approval. A total of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP. The 2021 ESPP is described in greater detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2021, under the caption “Approval of the Clovis Oncology, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,” which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the 2021 ESPP contained in such proxy statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2021 ESPP, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional information regarding the results of the Annual Meeting is set forth below under Item 5.07.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on June 10, 2021. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following six proposals and cast their votes as described below. The Annual Meeting was partially adjourned to June 23, 2021 solely with respect to the voting on Proposal Two. The Annual Meeting will resume with respect to Proposal Two at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time on June 23, 2021 and will continue to be held at the St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302.
Proposal One
The individuals listed below were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a three-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors.
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Patrick J. Mahaffy |
27,489,148 | 10,652,606 | 33,208,220 | |||||||||
| Robert W. Azelby |
26,162,964 | 11,978,790 | 33,208,220 | |||||||||
| Thorlef Spickschen |
28,183,422 | 9,958,332 | 33,208,220 | |||||||||
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Proposal Two
Proposal two was to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance by the Company from 200,000,000 to 250,000,000. The Company has adjourned the Annual Meeting solely with respect to Proposal Two to provide its stockholders additional time to vote on Proposal Two. Support for Proposal Two has exceeded 67.8% of the votes cast on the proposal. However, the affirmative vote of holders of more than 50% of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock is necessary for Proposal Two to be approved.
Proposal Three
Proposal three was to approve an amendment and restatement of the Clovis Oncology, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved.
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 24,370,474 | 12,973,804 | 797,476 | 33,208,220 |
Proposal Four
Proposal four was to approve the Clovis Oncology, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved.
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 29,383,365 | 8,438,911 | 319,478 | 33,208,220 |
Proposal Five
Proposal five was to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved.
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 24,645,097 | 12,705,697 | 790,960 | 33,208,220 |
Proposal Six
Proposal six was to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, as described in the proxy materials. This proposal was approved.
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 63,979,410 | 6,244,998 | 1,125,566 | — |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
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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.
| CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC. | ||||||
| June 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Paul Gross | ||||
| Name: | Paul Gross | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||||
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Document and Entity Information |
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| Entity Central Index Key | 0001466301 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 10, 2021 |
| Entity Registrant Name | Clovis Oncology, Inc. |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-35347 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 90-0475355 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 5500 Flatiron Parkway |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 100 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Boulder |
| Entity Address, State or Province | CO |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 80301 |
| City Area Code | (303) |
| Local Phone Number | 625-5000 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Security 12b Title | Common Stock par Value $0.001 per Share |
| Trading Symbol | CLVS |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |