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): May 20, 2020

 

 

APTINYX INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-38535 47-4626057

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) 

 

909 Davis Street, Suite 600

Evanston, IL 60201

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(847) 871-0377

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

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

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share APTX The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Aptinyx Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 20, 2020. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

  a) The stockholders of the Company elected Patrick G. Enright and Adam M. Koppel, M.D., Ph.D. as class II directors, for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2023 and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the class II directors were as follows:

 

Name   Votes
For		     Votes
Withheld		     Broker
Non-Votes		  
Patrick G. Enright     31,442,265       1,033,280       7,255,059  
Adam M. Koppel, M.D., Ph.D.     31,439,456       1,036,089       7,255,059  

 

  b) The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:

 

Votes

For

    

Votes
Against

     Abstain  
  39,700,531       27,581       2,492  

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  Aptinyx Inc.
     
Date: May 22, 2020 By: /s/ Norbert G. Riedel
    Norbert G. Riedel
    President and Chief Executive Officer