United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, DC 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report:  January 22, 2014

 

Lannett Company, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-31298

 

23-0787699

(State or other

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification

No.)

 

9000 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (215) 333-9000

 

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. below):

 

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

 

o                                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“the Annual Meeting”) of Lannett Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held on January 22, 2014, four proposals were voted on by the Company’s stockholders.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on December 17, 2013 in connection with the Annual Meeting.  A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for these matters are as follows:

 

1.              The stockholders elected all five director nominees to serve as members of the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

The number of votes cast for or withheld, for each nominee, was as follows:

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

Jeffrey Farber

 

17,619,713

 

2,328,527

Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

19,019,612

 

928,628

David Drabik

 

18,350,658

 

1,597,582

Paul Taveira

 

19,671,776

 

276,464

Jim Maher

 

19,741,769

 

206,471

 

2.              The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as independent auditors. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows:

 

Votes For:  27,135,826

 

Votes Against:  1,073,352

 

Abstain:  199,001

 

3.              The stockholders approved the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.  The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows:

 

Votes For:  17,032,166

 

Votes Against:  2,882,977

 

Abstain:  33,097

 

4.              The stockholders approved the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the shares of common stock authorized to be issued to 100 million from 50 million.  The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows:

 

Votes For:  22,161,739

 

Votes Against:  5,695,256

 

Abstain:  484,438

 

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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.

 

 

Lannett Company, Inc.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

 

Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Dated: January 24, 2014

 

 

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