Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
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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): June 2, 2025
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement
On June 2, 2025, our stockholders approved (a) an amendment to our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the total number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to stock awards granted under the plan from 55,000,000 to 75,000,000, all of which may be granted as stock options, and (b) an amendment to our 2017 Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan increasing the total number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to stock awards granted under the plan from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan and 2017 Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan, each as amended, copies of which are attached to this report as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Our annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 2, 2025 to consider and vote on the following proposals. The voting results with respect to each matter are set forth below:
| (1) | Election of Class I Directors | |||||||||||||
| Name of Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Raymond Debbane | 205,200,038 | 24,376,510 | 51,246,117 | |||||||||||
| Ivan H. Cheung | 226,232,365 | 3,344,183 | 51,246,117 | |||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Ratification and approval of the amendment to the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan | 217,050,897 | 10,939,106 | 1,586,545 | 51,246,117 | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Ratification and approval of the amendment to the Company’s 2017 Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan | 220,279,044 | 8,172,361 | 1,125,143 | 51,246,117 | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect, at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, a reverse split of its common stock, at a ratio within a range of 1-for-10 to 1-for-50, at any time prior to the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and with the actual ratio to be determined within that range at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors | 252,035,936 | 28,448,014 | 338,715 | — | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers | 220,515,663 | 7,898,306 | 1,162,579 | 51,246,117 | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| (6) | Ratification and approval of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 | 277,714,533 | 1,399,479 | 1,708,653 | — | ||||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 10.1 | — | 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended | ||||||
| 10.2 | ||||||||
| EX-104 | — | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: June 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ Brian T. Crum | ||||||
| Brian T. Crum | ||||||||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||