Form 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): June 1, 2011

 

 

Curis, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-30347   04-3505116

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4 Maguire Road, Lexington, MA   02421
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 503-6500

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:

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of Curis, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 1, 2011, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals:

1. The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class III directors for terms expiring at the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

     For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Susan B. Bayh

     31,552,165         3,863,517         31,088,024   

Martyn D. Greenacre

     34,839,105         576,577         31,088,024   

Kenneth I. Kaitin

     34,792,280         623,402         31,088,024   

2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified.

 

For:

     65,777,046   

Against:

     476,697   

Abstain:

     249,963   

3. A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.

 

For:

     34,542,427   

Against:

     767,996   

Abstain:

     105,259   

Broker Non-Votes:

     31,088,024   

4. The shareholders recommended, in a non-binding, advisory vote, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every three years.

 

Every 1 Year:

     11,959,781   

Every 2 Years:

     130,911   

Every 3 Years:

     23,211,338   

Abstain:

     113,652   

Broker Non-Votes:

     31,088,024   

After taking into consideration the foregoing voting results and the Board’s prior recommendation in favor of a triennial advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Board intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

  Curis, Inc.
Date: June 3, 2011   By:  

/s/    MICHAEL P. GRAY

   

Michael P. Gray

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer