UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2018
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Commission File Number: 001-38067
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Verona Pharma plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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3 More London Riverside
London SE1 2RE UK
+44 203 283 4200
(Address of principal executive office)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K
On June 26, 2018, Verona Pharma plc (the “Company”) announced the outcome of resolutions proposed at the General Meeting (the "Results").
The press release announcing the Results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 1 to this Report on Form 6-K.
The statements under "Information Contained in this Report on Form 6-K" in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-3 (333-225107).
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
Result of General 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, thereunto duly authorized.
VERONA PHARMA PLC | |||||||
Date: June 28, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jan-Anders Karlsson | |||||
Name: | Jan-Anders Karlsson, Ph.D. | ||||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Result of General Meeting of Shareholders
26 June 2018, London - Verona Pharma plc (AIM: VRP.L), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics for the treatment of respiratory diseases, announces that all resolutions proposed at the General Meeting held today were duly passed on a poll, the results of which are set out below.
Resolution | Votes for | % of votes cast | Votes against | % of votes cast | Votes total |
1. Authority to allot shares | 86,113,803 | 94.70% | 4,820,196 | 5.30% | 90,933,999 |
2. Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 86,117,638 | 94.66% | 4,860,361 | 5.34% | 90,977,999 |
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About Verona Pharma plc
Verona Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases with significant unmet medical needs. Verona Pharma’s product candidate, RPL554, is a first-in-class, inhaled, dual inhibitor of the enzymes phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 that acts as both a bronchodilator and an anti-inflammatory agent in a single compound. In clinical trials, treatment with RPL554 has shown clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in lung function and clinical symptoms as compared to placebo, and has shown statistically significant improvements in lung function when administered in addition to frequently used short- and long-acting bronchodilators as compared to such bronchodilators administered as a single agent. Verona Pharma is developing RPL554 for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), and potentially asthma.
For further information, please contact:
Verona Pharma plc | Tel: +44 (0)20 3283 4200 |
Jan-Anders Karlsson, Chief Executive Officer | info@veronapharma.com |
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and UK Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600 |
Stewart Wallace / Jonathan Senior / Ben Maddison | |