Current Report Filing (8-k)
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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 2, 2022
CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-36279 |
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75-3175693 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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4 Stamford Plaza
107 Elm Street, 9th Floor
Stamford, Connecticut |
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06902 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 406-3700 |
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.):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 $0.001 per share |
CARA |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 ¨
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. |
On June 2, 2022, Cara Therapeutics, Inc.
(the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s
stockholders voted on the three proposals set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s
Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2022.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Dr. Jeffrey L. Ives, Ph.D. and Mr. Christopher
Posner were each elected to serve as a director of the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and until his successor is duly elected or until his earlier resignation or removal, by the following votes:
Nominee | |
Votes For | |
Votes Withheld | |
Broker Non-Votes |
Jeffrey L. Ives, Ph.D. | |
28,330,186 | |
6,349,767 | |
9,753,243 |
Christopher Posner | |
34,246,323 | |
433,630 | |
9,753,243 |
Proposal 2 – Approval, on a Non-Binding
Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding
advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the following votes:
Votes For | |
Votes Against | |
Abstentions | |
Broker Non-Votes |
27,112,737 | |
7,510,336 | |
56,880 | |
9,753,243 |
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the
Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the selection by
the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022, by the following votes:
Votes For | |
Votes Against | |
Abstentions | |
Broker Non-Votes |
44,134,909 | |
238,342 | |
59,945 | |
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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.
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CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ THOMAS REILLY |
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Thomas Reilly |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Date: June 7, 2022
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