Biogen Inc 8-K, filed Jun 10, 2026
Biogen Inc. (BIIB)
About this 8-K
Biogen Inc filed this 8-K on June 10, 2026, reporting on events of June 9, 2026.
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 9, 2026, Biogen Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The final voting results for this meeting are as follows:
| 1. | Stockholders elected ten nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term extending until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and their successors are duly elected and qualified, with the votes cast as follows: |
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Maria C. Freire |
103,033,121 |
18,790,237 |
84,064 |
9,359,127 |
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| William A. Hawkins |
102,135,204 |
19,683,098 |
89,120 |
9,359,127 |
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| Susan K. Langer |
103,931,406 |
17,886,544 |
89,472 |
9,359,127 |
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| Jesus B. Mantas |
101,698,187 |
20,117,077 |
92,158 |
9,359,127 |
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| Lloyd Minor |
121,220,738 |
594,000 |
92,684 |
9,359,127 |
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| Menelas Pangalos |
121,130,060 |
682,983 |
94,379 |
9,359,127 |
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| Monish Patolawala |
120,796,249 |
1,016,057 |
95,116 |
9,359,127 |
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| Eric K. Rowinsky |
93,569,685 |
28,216,589 |
121,148 |
9,359,127 |
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| Stephen A. Sherwin |
103,025,923 |
18,788,272 |
93,227 |
9,359,127 |
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| Christopher A. Viehbacher |
121,127,966 |
688,051 |
91,405 |
9,359,127 |
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| 2. | Stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with the votes cast as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||
| 124,551,887 | 6,627,086 | 87,576 |
| 3. | Stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation, with the votes cast as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 114,184,816 | 7,454,737 | 267,869 |
9,359,127 |
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.
| Biogen Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Wendell Taylor | |||
| Wendell Taylor | ||||
| Secretary | ||||
| Date: June 10, 2026 | ||||