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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-19-010836
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190606
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190611
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190611

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874015
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				330336973
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19125
		FILM NUMBER:		19891752

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2855 GAZELLE COURT
		CITY:			CARLSBAD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7609319200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2855 GAZELLE COURT
		CITY:			CARLSBAD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92010

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; June 6, 2019</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;">IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 6, 2019.&#160; The stockholders considered six proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company&#8217;s definitive
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    <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Proposal 1:&#160; &#160; </font>Election of directors to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting:</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">112,315,832</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">2,769,795</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">113,528,127</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">16,375,904</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">114,228,490</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">&#160;&#160; 857,137</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">16,375,904</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">The Company&#8217;s stockholders elected the foregoing candidates by affirmative votes by a majority of the votes of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of
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    <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Proposal 2</font>:&#160; &#160;&#160; Approval, on an advisory basis, of the ratification of the appointment of Peter N. Reikes to fill a vacancy on the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors until the 2021
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            <div style="text-align: center;">114,366,040</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">661,380</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 8.1pt;">58,207</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">16,375,904</div>
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    <div>The Company&#8217;s stockholders approved the foregoing proposal.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Proposal 3</font>:&#160; &#160;&#160; Approval, on an advisory basis, of the ratification of the appointment of Brett Monia to fill a vacancy on the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors until the 2021 Annual
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            <div style="text-align: center;">113,401,885</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">1,629,643</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">54,099</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">16,375,904</div>
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    <div>The Company&#8217;s stockholders approved the foregoing proposal.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: -72pt; margin-left: 72pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Proposal 4:&#160; &#160;&#160; </font>Approve an amendment and restatement of the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan: </div>
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          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><u>ABSTAIN</u></div>
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          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
            <div style="text-align: center;">109,909,695</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">5,027,181</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">148,751</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">16,375,904</div>
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    <div>The Company&#8217;s stockholders approved the foregoing proposal.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Proposal 5:&#160; &#160;&#160; </font>Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company&#8217;s&#160; executive officers, including the following resolution:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">&#8220;RESOLVED, that Ionis&#8217; stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual
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            <div style="text-align: center;">98,259,222</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">16,382,179</div>
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    <div><font style="font-weight: bold;">Proposal 6:</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Ratify the Audit Committee's selection of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as independent auditors for our 2019 fiscal year:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</div>
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