Stoke Therapeutics, Inc 8-K, filed Jun 20, 2023
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (STOK)
About this 8-K
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc filed this 8-K on June 20, 2023, reporting on events of June 13, 2023.
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 13, 2023, Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the following proposals were adopted:
| 1. | Election of three Class I directors, Adrian R. Krainer, Ph.D., Garry E. Menzel, Ph.D. and Julie Anne Smith, each to serve a three-year term, which will expire at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified: |
| Nominees |
Shares For | Shares Withheld/Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Adrian R. Krainer, Ph.D. |
23,672,988 | 7,986,841 | 3,838,508 | |||||||||
| Garry E. Menzel, Ph.D. |
25,992,037 | 5,667,792 | 3,838,508 | |||||||||
| Julie Anne Smith |
30,318,661 | 1,341,168 | 3,838,508 | |||||||||
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Withheld/Abstaining | ||
| 35,481,487 |
15,863 | 987 |
| 3. | Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Withheld/Abstaining | ||
| 27,025,612 |
4,629,558 | 4,659 |
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.
| STOKE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ Stephen J. Tulipano | ||||
| Stephen J. Tulipano | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||