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 12, 2013

 

 

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-33103		41-2142317
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200

San Diego, California 92130

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(858) 436-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

On June 12, 2013, Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in San Diego, California, at which the stockholders voted on proposals as follows:

Proposal 1. The election of Dr. Todd W. Rich and Mr. Theodore R. Schroeder as directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Nominee		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Todd W. Rich		76,468,020		241,155		7,322,663
Theodore R. Schroeder		76,463,171		246,004		7,322,663

Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
83,895,244		134,319		2,275		N/A

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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.

 

Date: June 14, 2013