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): June 17, 2021

Heron Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (858) 251-4400

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 17, 2021, Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

Five proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of five director nominees: Barry Quart, Pharm.D., Stephen Davis, Craig Johnson, Kimberly Manhard and Christian Waage, to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) the ratification of the appointment of OUM & Co. LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021; (3) an advisory vote to approve compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers during the year ended December 31, 2020; (4) an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 25,800,000 to 27,800,000; and (5) an amendment to the Company’s 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 775,000 to 975,000.

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 20, 2021 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, 91,674,565 shares of common stock of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 78,349,126 shares of common stock of the Company were represented in person and by proxy constituting a quorum for the Annual Meeting. As set forth below, all five proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon.

The votes with respect to each of the proposals are set forth below.

Election of five director nominees to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

Ratification of the appointment of OUM & Co. LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021:

Advisory vote to approve compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers during the year ended December 31, 2020:

Amendment to the Company’s 2007 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 25,800,000 to 27,800,000:

Amendment to the Company’s 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 775,000 to 975,000:

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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.