AMPH 8-K
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMPH)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 5, 2023, the Company held its Annual Meeting virtually via a live webcast. The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:
| 1. | To elect three Class I directors to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2023; and |
| 3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. |
The voting results for the proposals are detailed below.
1. Election of Directors
Nominee | For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-votes |
Floyd F. Petersen | 28,274,102 | 10,372,694 | 51,454 | 4,029,572 |
Jacob Liawatidewi | 36,438,737 | 2,218,750 | 40,763 | 4,029,572 |
William J. Peters | 31,771,636 | 6,883,199 | 43,415 | 4,029,572 |
Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-votes |
42,097,266 | 585,099 | 45,457 | N/A |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
3. The Compensation of our Named Executive Officers
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-votes |
37,281,658 | 1,276,813 | 139,779 | 4,029,572 |
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.
| AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
Date: June 6, 2023 |
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By: /s/ William J. Peters |
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| William J. Peters | |
| Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | |
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