Biogen Inc 8-K/A, filed Sep 28, 2023
Biogen Inc. (BIIB)
About this 8-K/A
Biogen Inc filed this 8-K/A on September 28, 2023, reporting on events of June 26, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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Explanatory Note
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
As previously reported on the Original Form 8-K, in an advisory vote held at the Annual Meeting on the Say-on-Frequency Proposal, the Company’s stockholders expressed their preference for a Say-on-Pay Vote to be conducted every year. The Company’s Board of Directors considered the outcome of this advisory vote and determined that future Say-on-Pay Votes will be conducted every year. The Company’s Board of Directors will re-evaluate this determination after the next Say-on-Frequency Proposal, which will be held no later than the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders.
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 | |
| Name: Wendell Taylor | ||
| Title: Chief Corporation Counsel | ||
Dated: September 28, 2023