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Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

2011 Annual Meeting
If you have a proposal or Director nomination that you would like us to include in our Proxy Statement and form of proxy for, or to present at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, you must send the proposal to us by no later than December 21, 2010. Stockholders wishing to submit proposals or Director nominations that are not to be included in such Proxy Statement and proxy must do so no later than the close of business on February 2, 2011. Stockholders should also review our Bylaws, which contain additional requirements with respect to advance notice of stockholder proposals and Director nominations.

2010 Annual Meeting
On June 2, 2010, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Carlsbad, California. The stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement dated April 20, 2010.

Proposal 1: Election of 3 directors to hold office until the 2013 Annual Meeting:

NameForWithheld
Stanley T. Crooke
59,803,5883,274,330
Joseph (Skip) Klein, III
59,991,9903,085,928
John C. Reed
60,252,666 2,825,252

Broker Non-Votes: 22,494,982

All of the foregoing candidates were elected and each received affirmative votes not only from more than a majority of the shares voting, but also from a majority of the outstanding shares.

Proposal 2: Approve an amendment to the 2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan to increase the shares reserved for issuance from 850,000 shares to 1,000,000 shares and to extend the term from May 30, 2012 to June 1, 2020.

ForAgainstAbstain
56,684,086 6,300,67793,155

Broker Non-Votes: 22,494,982

The foregoing proposal was approved.

Proposal 3: Approve an increase in shares reserved for issuance under the 1989 Stock Option Plan from 16,700,000 shares to 20,000,000 shares.

ForAgainstAbstain
56,184,374 6,774,639118,905

Broker Non-Votes: 22,494,982

The foregoing proposal was approved.

Proposal 4: Ratify the Audit Committee's selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for our 2010 fiscal year.

ForAgainstAbstain
82,607,9982,685,358279,544

Broker Non-Votes: 0

The foregoing proposal was approved.

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