NAMS 8-K
NewAmsterdam Pharma Co N.V. (NAMS)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 4, 2025, NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (the “Company”) held its 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”). A total of 112,270,677 of the Company’s ordinary shares were eligible to vote as of the record date of May 7, 2025. A quorum of 83,594,884 ordinary shares, or approximately 74.45%, voted in person or by proxy at the Annual General Meeting.
The final results of each of the agenda items submitted to a vote of the shareholders are as follows:
Proposal 1. The Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of the Dutch statutory annual accounts for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 83,508,600 | 5,608 | 80,676 | — |
Proposal 2. The Company’s shareholders approved the discharge from liability for the Company’s directors with respect to the performance of their duties during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 79,671,210 | 29,664 | 49,158 | 3,844,852 |
Proposal 3. The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of and instruction to Deloitte Accounts B.V. as the external independent auditor for the audit of the Company’s annual accounts for the fiscal year 2025. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 83,569,325 | 5,798 | 19,761 | — |
Proposal 4. The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte Accountants B.V. as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 by the Company’s audit committee. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 83,557,642 | 17,636 | 19,606 | — |
Proposal 5. The Company’s shareholders approved the appointment of each of the three nominees listed below as a non-executive director of the Company. The votes cast were as follows:
| Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Wouter Joustra |
79,415,918 | 313,937 | 20,177 | 3,844,852 | ||||||||||||
Mark C. McKenna |
79,264,690 | 465,766 | 19,576 | 3,844,852 | ||||||||||||
Adele Gulfo |
79,603,736 | 126,719 | 19,577 | 3,844,852 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 6. The Company’s shareholders approved the reappointment of nominee Michael Davidson, M.D. as an executive director of the Company and nominee James N. Topper as a non-executive director of the Company. The votes cast were as follows:
| Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Michael Davidson, M.D. |
70,484,270 | 9,247,819 | 17,943 | 3,844,852 | ||||||||||||
James N. Topper |
70,539,295 | 9,190,894 | 19,843 | 3,844,852 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 7. The Company’s shareholders approved the extension of authorization for the Board to acquire ordinary shares and depository receipts for ordinary shares in the Company’s capital. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 71,365,533 | 12,226,858 | 2,493 | — |
Proposal 8. The Company’s shareholders approved the 2024 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by a non-binding, advisory (“Say-on-Pay”) vote. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 78,601,396 | 1,126,551 | 22,085 | 3,844,852 |
Proposal 9. The Company’s shareholders approved an annual Say-on-Pay vote by a non-binding, advisory vote. The votes cast were as follows:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | |||
| 79,720,221 | 1,106 | 8,975 | 19,730 |
On the basis of the outcome of the vote on the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote reported above and as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors in the proxy statement for the Annual General Meeting, the Company will hold future Say-on-Pay votes on an annual basis until the occurrence of the next advisory vote regarding the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote. The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote is expected to occur at the Company’s 2031 annual general meeting of shareholders.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael Davidson | |
| Michael Davidson | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: June 6, 2025