UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 19, 2019
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Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-38721 | 45-4744083 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
26 Technology Drive
Irvine, California 92618
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 396-6322
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of class | Trading symbol | Name of exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | AXNX | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on August 19, 2019. On June 28, 2019, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 28,468,076 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) outstanding. Holders of 24,585,094 shares of Common Stock (representing 86.36% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date) were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on two proposals described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2019. The results for each matter voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1: The stockholders of the Company elected Erik Amble, Ph.D., Juliet Tammenoms Bakker, Michael H. Carrel, Raymond W. Cohen, Jane E. Kiernan, Robert E. McNamara, Nancy Snyderman, M.D., FACS, and Raphaël Wisniewski as Directors, each for a one-year term ending at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2020 and until their successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the Directors were as follows:
Nominee | Term Expiring | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Erik Amble, Ph.D. | 2020 | 19,270,101 | 1,553 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Juliet Tammenoms Bakker | 2020 | 18,968,383 | 2,053 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Michael H. Carrel | 2020 | 19,262,229 | 2,053 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Raymond W. Cohen | 2020 | 19,266,505 | 53 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Jane E. Kiernan | 2020 | 19,269,654 | 1,863 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Robert E. McNamara | 2020 | 19,267,608 | 4,053 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Nancy Snyderman, M.D., FACS | 2020 | 19,271,198 | 1,963 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Raphaël Wisniewski | 2020 | 19,267,722 | 1,863 | 5,300,822 | ||||
Proposal 2: The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
24,578,411 | 0 | 6,683 | ||
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.
AXONICS MODULATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||
Dated: August 22, 2019 | By: | /s/ Raymond W. Cohen | ||
Raymond W. Cohen | ||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||