Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HRTX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HRTX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HRTX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07

On June 18, 2019, Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

Six proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of five director nominees: Kevin Tang, Barry Quart, Pharm.D., Craig Johnson, John Poyhonen and Christian Waage, to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) the ratification of the appointment of OUM & Co. LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019; (3) an advisory vote to approve compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers during the year ended December 31, 2018; (4) an advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes to approve compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Frequency Proposal”); (5) an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 18,800,000 to 25,800,000; and (6) an amendment to the Company’s 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 475,000 to 775,000.

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 22, 2019 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, 79,194,227 shares of common stock of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 74,571,851 shares of common stock of the Company were represented in person and by proxy constituting a quorum for the Annual Meeting. As set forth below, all six proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon.

The votes with respect to each of the proposals are set forth below.

Election of five director nominees to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

  916,190   23,812   6,994,380

Based on the advisory vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting for every “one year” in response to the Say-on-Frequency Proposal, the Company has determined to continue to hold an annual advisory vote to approve compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

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About Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HRTX)

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in developing pharmaceutical products for patients suffering from cancer or pain. The Company’s product candidates include SUSTOL, HTX-019 and HTX-011. All of its product candidates utilize science and technology platforms, including its Biochronomer drug delivery technology. The Company’s SUSTOL (granisetron) injection, extended release is being developed for the prevention of both acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) associated with moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) or highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC). HTX-019, which is an intravenous formulation of aprepitant, a neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist, is being developed for the prevention of CINV. HTX-011, a long-acting formulation of the local anesthetic bupivacaine in a fixed-dose combination with the anti-inflammatory meloxicam, is being developed for the prevention of post-operative pain. HTX-011 is in Phase II clinical trials.