Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The proposals set forth below were submitted to the stockholders at the Annual
Meeting held on
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 149,330,911. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 131,658,614. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected the three (3) director nominees below to the Company's Board of Directors as Class II directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Director Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Eric Aguiar, M.D. 112,441,149 8,264,997 Ali Satvat 109,399,398 11,306,748 Jennifer E. Cook 112,740,211 7,965,935
There were 10,952,468 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
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Proposal 2 - Non-binding Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers.
The Company's stockholders approved,on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 104,049,614 12,951,661 3,704,871
There were 10,952,468 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
Proposal 3 -Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Advisory Votes to Approve the Company's Executive Compensation
With respect to the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes to approve the Company's executive compensation, the option of "one year" received 98.90% of the votes cast and is considered to be the option recommended by the stockholders. The number of votes received for the options of one, two or three years, and the number of abstentions and broker-non-votes, were as follows:
Votes For Votes For Votes For 1 Year Option 2 Year Option 3 Year Option Abstentions 115,723,204 801,492 480,332 3,701,118
Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 131,492,849 144,598 21,167
There were zero broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
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