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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">June&nbsp;4, 2013</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS,&nbsp;INC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.07.&#160; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">On June&nbsp;4, 2013, at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The results are as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The stockholders re-elected Marsha H. Fanucci, Terrance G. McGuire, Edward P. Owens and Christopher T. Walsh as Class&nbsp;III directors, each to serve on the board of directors of the Company for a three year term until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2016 or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,097,335</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">8,305,662</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.7%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.02%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.7%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Terrance G. McGuire</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.02%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">84,005,894</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;385,256</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">8,305,662</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.7%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.02%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.7%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Edwards P. Owens</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.02%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">83,633,063</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;758,087</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">8,305,662</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.7%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.02%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.7%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Christopher T. Walsh</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.02%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">72,954,181</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">11,436,969</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">8,305,662</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The stockholders ratified the audit committee&#146;s selection of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013, based on the following votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.98%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Against&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Abstain&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker&nbsp;Non-Votes</font></u></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.98%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">92,538,812</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">156,339</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,661</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">0</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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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 4, 2013
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34620
04-3404176
(State of incorporation
or organization)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
301 Binney Street
Cambridge,   Massachusetts
02142
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(Zip code)
(617) 621-7722
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
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):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 4, 2013, at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company"), the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
·
Re-election of four Class III directors of the Company, each to serve a three year term; and
·
Ratification of the audit committee's selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.
The results are as follows:
1.
The stockholders re-elected Marsha H. Fanucci, Terrance G. McGuire, Edward P. Owens and Christopher T. Walsh as Class III directors, each to serve on the board of directors of the Company for a three year term until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2016 or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
Director Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Marsha H. Fanucci
84,097,335
293,815
8,305,662
Terrance G. McGuire
84,005,894
385,256
8,305,662
Edwards P. Owens
83,633,063
758,087
8,305,662
Christopher T. Walsh
72,954,181
11,436,969
8,305,662
2.
The stockholders ratified the audit committee's selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2013, based on the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
92,538,812
156,339
1,661
0
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.
Ironwood   Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dated: June 5,   2013
By:
/s/ Halley E. Gilbert
Name:
Halley E. Gilbert
Title:
Vice President, Legal   Affairs and
General Counsel