8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2019

XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Canada	001-36687	98-0661854
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
200-3650 Gilmore Way Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada		V5G 4W8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 484-3300

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 13, 2019, Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) announced the meeting, record date and certain other information relating to its 2019 annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to a filing submitted to the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) in Canada.

A copy of the filing submitted to SEDAR is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	SEDAR filing submitted March 13, 2019

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Date:  March 13, 2019	By:	/s/ Ian Mortimer
		Ian Mortimer
		President & Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Craig Colosso Relationship Manager   American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC Charlotte, North Carolina   Tel: 718.921.8337 Email: ccolosso@amstock.com www.amstock.com  

March 13, 2019

Alberta Securities Commission

British Columbia Securities Commission

Ontario Securities Commission

RE:  Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Pursuant to a request from the above-mentioned reporting issuer, we wish to advise you of the following information in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

Date of meeting:	June 3, 2019
Record date for notice:	April 8, 2019
Record date for voting:	April 8, 2019
Beneficial ownership determination date:	April 8, 2019
Securities entitled to notice:	Common Shares and Series 1 Preferred Shares
Securities entitled to vote:	Common Shares and Series 1 Preferred Shares
Issuer mailing directly to non objecting beneficial owners:	No
Issuer will pay for objecting beneficial owner material distribution:	Yes
Issuer using notice-and-access for registered investors:	No
Issuer using notice-and-access for non-registered investors:	No
Notice-and-access stratification criteria:	N/A

Yours very truly,

/s/ Craig Colosso

Craig Colosso

Relationship Manager