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 18, 2014

DICERNA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware   001-36281   20-5993609
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

480 Arsenal Street

Building 1, Suite 120

Watertown, Massachusetts 02472

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 621-8097

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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:

 

¨ 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

At the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), the following actions were taken. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 30, 2014 for the Annual Meeting.

Proposal No. 1

The nominees for election as directors, each for a one year term, were elected based upon the following vote:

 

Nominee

   For    Against    Abstain    Broker
Non-Votes

Douglas M. Fambrough, III, Ph.D.

   15,513,752    300       500,754

Brian K. Halak, Ph.D.

   15,513,752    300       500,754

Stephen J. Hoffman, M.D., Ph.D.

   15,513,752    300       500,754

Peter Kolchinsky, Ph.D.

   14,843,246    670,806       500,754

Dennis H. Langer, M.D., J.D.

   15,480,752    33,300       500,754

David M. Madden

   15,511,051    3,001       500,754

Vincent J. Miles, Ph.D.

   15,511,051    3,001       500,754

Proposal No. 2

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

16,014,357     449

 


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.

 

    DICERNA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: June 19, 2014     By:   /s/ James E. Dentzer
     

James E. Dentzer

Chief Financial Officer