Pacira BioSciences Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
$PCRX
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
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 10, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 10, 2025, Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Parsippany, New Jersey and via live webcast online at www.cesonlineservices.com/pcrx25_vm, at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “A&R 2011 Plan”). The A&R 2011 Plan was amended primarily to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for grant by 2,500,000 newly reserved shares. The A&R 2011 Plan became effective immediately upon stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.
A summary of the material terms of the A&R 2011 Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). The summaries of the A&R 2011 Plan set forth above and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R 2011 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 10, 2025, the Company held the Annual Meeting in Parsippany, New Jersey and via live webcast online at www.cesonlineservices.com/pcrx25_vm. As of April 17, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 46,290,830 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting is as follows:
Proposal 1 — Election of three Class II directors to hold office until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee: | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Marcelo Bigal | 33,364,221 | 4,017,587 | 8,909,022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Frank D. Lee | 32,858,858 | 4,522,950 | 8,909,022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alethia Young | 28,757,450 | 8,624,358 | 8,909,022 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 40,022,569 | 352,947 | 20,917 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 3 — Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 14,752,829 | 22,595,202 | 33,777 | 8,909,022 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4 — Advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35,312,982 | 10,044 | 2,038,514 | 20,268 | 8,909,022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on these results and good corporate governance, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has determined to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers or until the Board otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory votes is in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company.
Proposal 5 — Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 22,043,902 | 15,317,588 | 20,318 | 8,909,022 | |||||||||||||||||
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 10.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Formatted as Inline XBRL) | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PACIRA BIOSCIENCES, INC. (REGISTRANT) | |||||||||||
| Dated: | June 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ KRISTEN WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| Kristen Williams | |||||||||||
| Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary | |||||||||||