Legend Biotech Corp 6-K, filed Jun 10, 2021
Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN)
About this 6-K
Legend Biotech Corp filed this 6-K on June 10, 2021.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: June 10, 2021
Commission File Number: 001-39307
Legend Biotech Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
2101 Cottontail Lane
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
(Address of principal executive office)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Title |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Voting Results of Annual General Meeting |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| LEGEND BIOTECH CORPORATION | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Registrant) | ||
| June 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Ying Huang |
| Ying Huang, Ph.D. | ||
| Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Voting Results of 2021 Annual General Meeting
At Legend Biotech Corporation’s (the “Company”) annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 9, 2021 (the “AGM”), the Company’s shareholders:
| ● | received the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020; |
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| ● | ratified the re-appointment of Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; |
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| ● | re-elected each of Ms. Ye Wang and Dr. Darren Xiaohui Ji to serve as Class I director for a three year term; and |
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| ● | authorized each of the directors and officers of the Company to take any and every action that might be necessary to effect the forgoing resolutions as such<br> director or officer, in his or her absolute discretion, thinks fit. |
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A total of approximately 247,197,098 ordinary shares, including those underlying ADSs, representing approximately 91.31% of the ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of May 3, 2021, the record date, were present in person or by proxy at the AGM. The results of the votes are as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolutions | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Reception of Audited Financial Statements | 247,194,216 | 99.999 | % | 376 | * | % | 2,506 | 0.001 | % | ||
| Ratification of re-appointment of Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Independent Auditor for Fiscal Year 2021 | 247,153,560 | 99.982 | % | 420 | * | % | 43,118 | 0.017 | % | ||
| Election of Directors | |||||||||||
| Ms. Ye Wang (Class I) | 237,722,526 | 96.167 | % | 9,469,858 | 3.831 | % | 4,714 | 0.002 | % | ||
| Dr. Darren Xiaohui Ji (Class I) | 247,191,362 | 99.998 | % | 2,462 | 0.001 | % | 3,274 | 0.001 | % | ||
| Authorization of Directors and Officers | 247,191,794 | 99.998 | % | 2,152 | * | % | 3,152 | 0.001 | % |
*Represents less than 0.001% of Votes.
Ms. Ye Wang, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, as the person designated by the Company, was granted a discretionary proxy by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the depositary of the ADSs, pursuant to the Deposit Agreement governing the ADSs and the Voting Instruction Card mailed by the depositary to the holders of the ADSs, to vote 12,513,661 ordinary shares underlying ADSs for which no voting instructions were given by the holders, and she exercised the discretionary proxy to vote in favor of each of the proposals submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM.