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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 8, 2019
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XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
 
001-38536
 
20-3352427
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(844) 445-5704
 
 
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Applicable
 
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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:
 
 
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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 (§ 240.12-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company þ
 
 
 
 
 
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. ¨
 
Securities registered pursuant to 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 $0.0001 per share
XERS
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
 
 
 
 





Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 8, 2019. As of March 11, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 26,936,536 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2019: (i) to elect BJ Bormann and John Schmid as Class I directors of the Company to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until their successors have been elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”) and (ii) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 (“Proposal 2”).
 
The Company’s stockholders approved the Class I director nominees recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted for the Class I directors as follows:
Class I Director Nominee
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Votes
BJ Bormann
 
8,619,383
 
5,827,759
 
8,380,661
John Schmid
 
8,615,211
 
5,831,931
 
8,380,661

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
22,622,466
 
191,447
 
13,890

No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.








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.

Date: May 8, 2019
 
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Barry M. Deutsch
 
 
 
 
Name: Barry M. Deutsch
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer