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): | May 11, 2010 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-19731 | 94-3047598 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California | 94404 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 650-574-3000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The 2010 annual meeting of the stockholders of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) was held on May 11, 2010 in Millbrae, California. Of the 902,033,996 shares of our common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, 759,666,323 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The voting results are presented below.
Our stockholders elected 13 directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:
| Name | Shares Voted For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
Paul Berg................................................. |
681,219,401 | 8,772,296 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
John F. Cogan.......................................... |
688,044,910 | 1,946,787 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Etienne F. Davignon.................................... |
678,587,273 | 11,404,424 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
James M. Denny....................................... |
678,694,512 | 11,297,185 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Carla A. Hills.......................................... |
686,629,067 | 3,362,630 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Kevin E. Lofton....................................... |
687,270,671 | 2,721,026 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
John W. Madigan........................................ |
686,128,348 | 3,863,349 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
John C. Martin........................................... |
673,494,855 | 16,496,842 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Gordon E. Moore........................................ |
677,880,753 | 12,110,944 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Nicholas G. Moore.................................... |
686,171,844 | 3,819,853 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Richard J. Whitley.................................... |
680,636,373 | 9,355,324 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Gayle E. Wilson....................................... |
687,420,314 | 2,571,383 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Per Wold-Olsen....................................... |
680,592,518 | 9,399,179 | 69,674,626 | |||||||||
Our stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. There were 746,535,143 votes cast for the proposal, 12,146,723 votes cast against, 984,457 abstentions and no broker non-votes.
Our stockholders approved a stockholder proposal requesting the Board of Directors take steps to adopt majority voting standards in Gilead’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws. There were 572,282,889 votes cast for the proposal, 116,960,161 votes cast against, 748,647 abstentions and 69,674,626 broker non-votes.
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.
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | ||||
| May 14, 2010 | By: |
/s/ Robin L. Washington
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| Name: Robin L. Washington | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||