UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K (“Amendment No. 1”) is being filed to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2020 (the “Original 8-K”). Amendment No. 1 updates “Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders” in the Original 8-K to disclose the decision of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on the frequency of holding a non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders convened on June 4, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”), a non-binding, advisory vote was conducted concerning the frequency of holding a non-binding, advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation. At the Annual Meeting, a majority of votes cast on the matter were cast in favor of holding future non-binding, advisory votes on executive compensation every year. In light of this result, the Board determined to hold future non-binding, advisory votes on executive compensation every year, so that the next such vote will be held at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Under Section 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company will hold the next non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency of holding a non-binding, advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation no later than its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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.
| CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard Makara | |
| Richard Makara | ||
| Vice President, Head of Accounting & Controller | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
Date: August 11, 2020