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
 
June 11, 2020
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
Chimerix, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-35867
 
33-0903395
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)
 
 
 
 
 
2505 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100
Durham, NC
 
27713
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 806-1074
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions: 
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
CMRX
The Nasdaq Global Market

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).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨












Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 11, 2020, Chimerix, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 22, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 61,930,339 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 40,161,333 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy for the three proposals summarized below.
 
Proposal 1: Election of directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the two persons listed below as Class I directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:

 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Robert J. Meyer, M.D.
28,778,425
300,624
11,082,284
Michael Sherman
28,985,545
93,504
11,082,284

Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of independent registered public accounting firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The final voting results are as follows:

Votes For
40,036,660
Votes Against
101,909
Abstentions
22,764
Broker Non-Votes

Proposal 3: Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results are as follows:

Votes For
28,038,551
Votes Against
351,438
Abstentions
689,060
Broker Non-Votes
11,082,284

Item 8.01    Other Events.

Effective June 11, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Martha J. Demski to serve as a member of the Audit Committee, replacing Ronald C. Renaud, Jr. As previously disclosed, Mr. Renaud did not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors upon the expiration of his term as a Class I director at the Annual Meeting.








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.
 

 
Chimerix, Inc.
 
 
 
Dated: June 15, 2020
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael T. Andriole
 
 
 
Michael T. Andriole
 
 
 
Chief Business and Financial Officer