Beam Therapeutics Inc 8-K, filed Jun 10, 2024
Beam Therapeutics Inc. (BEAM)
About this 8-K
Beam Therapeutics Inc filed this 8-K on June 10, 2024, reporting on events of June 5, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 5, 2024, Beam Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1 – The following nominee was elected as a Class I director to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
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Graham Cooper |
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49,482,793 |
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6,520,772 |
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1,838,647 |
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8,424,668 |
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Proposal 2 – The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified, based on the following votes:
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66,048,930 |
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176,166 |
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41,784 |
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Proposal 3 – The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, based on the following votes:
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56,501,513 |
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1,295,311 |
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45,388 |
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8,424,668 |
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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.
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Beam Therapeutics Inc. |
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June 10, 2024 |
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/s/ John Evans |
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John Evans |