Lyell Immunopharma, Inc 8-K, filed Jun 13, 2022
Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (LYEL)
About this 8-K
Lyell Immunopharma, Inc filed this 8-K on June 13, 2022, reporting on events of June 8, 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.
On June 8, 2022, Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) virtually held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Present at the beginning of the Annual Meeting via remote communication or by proxy were the holders of 192,242,640 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 77.79% of the 247,109,683 shares of common stock outstanding as of the close of business on April 12, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2022. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and, if applicable, the number of votes withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
| 1. | To elect the following three Class I directors to hold office until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. The voting results were as follows: |
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
Total | ||||
| Hans Bishop |
160,815,367 | 2,777,408 | 28,649,865 | 192,242,640 | ||||
| Catherine Friedman |
159,405,464 | 4,187,311 | 28,649,865 | 192,242,640 | ||||
| Robert Nelsen |
147,699,973 | 15,892,802 | 28,649,865 | 192,242,640 |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Total | |||
| 192,230,812 |
1,241 | 10,587 | 192,242,640 |
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.
| Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. | ||||
| Date: June 13, 2022 | By: | /s/ CHARLES NEWTON | ||
| Charles Newton | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||