Annexon, Inc 8-K, filed Jun 10, 2022
Annexon, Inc. (ANNX)
About this 8-K
Annexon, Inc filed this 8-K on June 10, 2022, reporting on events of June 9, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Annexon, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 9, 2022. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the number of votes cast for, withheld or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
| 1. | The election of two nominees to serve as Class II directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. The following two Class II directors were elected by the votes indicated. |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Jung E. Choi |
22,901,716 | 10,959,844 | 981,126 | |||||||||
| William D. Waddill |
33,812,986 | 48,574 | 981,126 | |||||||||
| 2. | The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The selection was ratified by the votes indicated. |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 34,816,583 |
11,230 | 14,873 | — |
| 3. | The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. One Year was selected by the votes indicated. |
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain | |||
| 33,623,523 |
1,520 | 220,960 | 15,557 |
Based on these voting results, and the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors that was included in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, the Company will hold advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis until the next required stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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.
| Dated: June 10, 2022 | Annexon, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jennifer Lew | |||
| Jennifer Lew | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||