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): August 20, 2020

CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 420-3200

Not Applicable

Former Name or Former address, if changed since last report

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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:

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.  ☐

At the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 20, 2020, Patrick J. McEnany, Charles B. O’Keeffe, David S. Tierney, Richard J. Daly and Donald A. Denkhaus were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successor is duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

Director Philip H. Coelho failed to receive a sufficient number of votes for re-election to the Board of Directors. See Item 5.07 below. Pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws, as amended, Mr. Coelho has tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors, effective upon the determination of the Board of Directors whether to accept or reject such resignation. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, without the participation of Mr. Coelho, will review the matter and make a recommendation to the full Board of Directors, who will, without the participation of Mr. Coelho, determine whether to accept or reject the resignation. The Company will announce the decision and the reasons therefor in a Current Report on Form 8-K on or before November 18, 2020, the date which is ninety (90) days from the date of the Annual Meeting.

On June 15, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 150,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares, (the “Amendment”,) subject to stockholder approval at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 20, 2020. On August 20, 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment. See Item 5.07 below. The Amendment became effective upon filing with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 21, 2020.

On August 20, 2020, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders via teleconference. The final voting results on the matters considered at the meeting are as follows:

1.    Election of Directors:

2.    Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares:

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3.    Approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares authorized under the plan by 2,500,000 shares (from 7,500,000 shares to 10,000,000 shares):

4.    Ratification of an extension of the Company’s Stockholders’ Rights Plan until September 20, 2022:

5.    Approval, on an advisory basis, of 2018 compensation of our named executive officers

6.    Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020:

As a result of the failure of the Company’s stockholders to ratify the extension of the Company’s Stockholder’s Rights Plan until September 22, 2022 on an advisory basis (See Item 5.07 above), the Board of Directors will discuss the matter and determine how to act upon the vote of its stockholders. The results of that discussion will be announced in a future Current Report on Form 8-K.

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(d)    Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 21, 2020

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