Current Report Filing (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 14, 2021

Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-35670	26-4738379
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4224 Campus Point Court, Suite 210

San Diego, CA

92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 202-6300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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 $0.001 per share	RGLS	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 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 14, 2021, Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 shares, effective June 14, 2021. The Charter Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting, as described below under Item 5.07.

A copy of the Charter Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “2021 Annual Meeting”) was held on June 14, 2021. As of April 16, 2021, the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting, 74,923,660 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon at the 2021 Annual Meeting and the final voting results are set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The ten persons listed below were elected as directors at the 2021 Annual Meeting, each to serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results were as follows:


	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
David Baltimore, Ph.D.		33,261,900		476,473		22,067,104
Kathryn J. Collier		33,134,897		603,476		22,067,104
Joseph P. Hagan		33,071,791		666,852		22,067,104
Alice S. Huang, Ph.D.		33,173,884		564,489		22,067,104
Jake R. Nunn		32,974,690		763,683		22,067,104
Stelios Papadopoulos, Ph.D.		33,247,920		490,453		22,067,104
William Rastetter, Ph.D.		33,062,513		675,860		22,067,104
Hugh Rosen, M.D., Ph.D.		33,123,204		615,169		22,067,104
Simos Simeonidis, Ph.D.		33,182,719		555,654		22,067,104
Pascale Witz, MBA, MSc		33,053,460		684,913		22,067,104

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders approved the Charter Amendment to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000. The final voting results were as follows:


Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
	50,555,959		5,148,013		101,505

Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting. The final voting results were as follows:


Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
	32,643,580		1,013,000		81,793		22,067,104

Proposal 4. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The final voting results were as follows:


Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
	54,939,010		494,268		372,199

Proposal 5. The Company’s stockholders approved the authorization to adjourn the 2021 Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 2. The final voting results were as follows:


Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
	32,592,735		1,048,824		96,814		22,067,104

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

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.