Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:CYTK) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:CYTK) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at
the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or
against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker
non-votes with respect to each matter. Of the 43,241,281 shares
of the Companys common stock entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting, 38,927,533 shares of common stock, or 90.02%, of the
total eligible votes to be cast, were represented at the Annual
Meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. A more
complete description of each matter is set forth in the Companys
definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March31,
2017.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The stockholders elected L. Patrick Gage, Edward M. Kaye and
Wendell Wierenga as ClassI Directors, each to serve for a
three-year term and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. The voting for each director was as follows:

Name

For

Withheld

BrokerNon-Vote

L. Patrick Gage

31,235,018 143,950 7,548,565

Edward M. Kaye

30,838,654 540,314 7,548,565

Wendell Wierenga

31,162,950 216,018 7,548,565

Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December31, 2017. The votes were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

38,714,180

172,993 40,360

Proposal 3: Approval of an amendment to the Amended
and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of
authorized shares reserved for issuance under the Amended and
Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

The stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares
reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan by 3,900,000 shares. The votes were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

19,689,832

7,562,216 4,126,920 7,548,565

Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Executive
Compensation

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation
of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Companys
Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The
votes were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

31,058,363

282,247 38,358 7,548,565

Proposal 5: Advisory Vote on Frequency of Say On
Pay

The stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, that future
advisory votes on executive compensation should be submitted to
the stockholders every year. The votes were as follows:

Every three years

Every two years

Every year

Abstain from voting

Broker Non-Vote

7,547,820

78,240 23,732,163 20,745 7,548,565


About Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:CYTK)

Cytokinetics, Incorporated is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which muscle performance is compromised and/or declining. It is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics that modulate muscle function for the treatment of serious diseases and medical conditions. Its drug candidates, which are in clinical development include tirasemtiv, CK-2127107 and omecamtiv mecarbil. Its tirasemtiv and CK-2127107 are skeletal muscle troponin activators. It is developing tirasemtiv drug candidate for the treatment of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Company is developing CK-2127107 for the potential treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ALS. The Omecamtiv mecarbil is a cardiac muscle myosin activator, which is being evaluated for the treatment of heart failure.

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