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~~July 2417, 2018

Senomyx, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

000-50791

(Commission File Number)

33-0843840

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4767 Nexus Centre Drive
San Diego, California

(Address of principal executive offices)

92121

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 646-8300

Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 58.~~07 Submission~~01 Other ofEvents ~~Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.~~

~~Our~~On ~~2018~~July ~~Annual Meeting of Stockholders~~19, ~~or our Annual Meeting~~2018, ~~was held on May 24~~Senomyx, ~~2018~~Inc. We(the ~~had~~“Company”) ~~48,304,277~~announced ~~shares~~the achievement of ~~common~~a ~~stock~~proof ~~outstanding~~of ~~and~~concept ~~entitled~~for tothe ~~vote~~production as of ~~March 28~~siratose, ~~2018,~~ the ~~record~~Company’s ~~date~~novel ~~for~~natural ~~the~~high ~~Annual~~intensity ~~Meeting. At the Annual Meeting~~sweetener, ~~41,201,487~~through ~~shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy for the four proposals specified below~~fermentation.

AtA copy of the ~~Annual~~press ~~Meeting,~~release ~~stockholders:~~issued by the Company with respect to this matter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

~~(1) elected~~Item ~~for~~9.01 ~~the~~Financial ~~ensuing~~Statements ~~year~~and ~~all seven of the director nominees listed below;~~Exhibits

(2d) ~~did~~ ~~not approve an amendment to the Senomyx, Inc~~Exhibits. ~~2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the maximum number of shares available for sale thereunder by 2,000,000 shares;~~

~~(3) ratified~~99.1 ~~the~~Press ~~selection~~Release ofdated ~~Ernst &~~July ~~Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31~~19, 2018~~; and~~

~~(4) did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.~~SIGNATURE

~~The~~Pursuant ~~following~~to ~~sets~~the ~~forth~~requirements ~~detailed~~of ~~information regarding~~ the ~~final~~Securities ~~results~~Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~voting~~registrant ~~for~~has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the ~~Annual~~undersigned ~~Meeting:~~hereunto duly authorized.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

	SENOMYX, INC.

	By:	/S/ CATHERINE C. LEE
		Catherine C. Lee
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: July 19, 2018

Name	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Stephen A. Block, Esq.	11,332,796	9,941,989	19,926,702
Tom Erdmann	11,453,276	9,821,509	19,926,702
Mary Ann Gray, Ph.D.	11,371,109	9,903,676	19,926,702
John Poyhonen	11,638,470	9,636,315	19,926,702
Kent Snyder	10,172,969	11,101,816	19,926,702
Daniel E. Stebbins	11,350,004	9,924,781	19,926,702
Christopher J. Twomey	11,316,016	9,958,769	19,926,702

Proposal 2: Approval of an amendment to the Senomyx, Inc. 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the maximum number of shares available for sale thereunder by 2,000,000 shares.

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Votes:		9,264,421		10,713,568		1,296,796		19,926,702

Proposal 3: Ratification of selection of independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Votes:		39,904,208		584,724		712,555		—

Proposal 4: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement in accordance with SEC rules.

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Votes:		9,259,104		10,610,346		1,405,335		19,926,702

SIGNATURE

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.

	SENOMYX, INC.
	By:	/S/ CATHERINE LEE
		Catherine Lee
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date: May 31, 2018

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