UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 30, 2024
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 401-9000
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 30, 2024. The following is a summary of matters voted on at that meeting.
1.The Company’s stockholders elected Meeta Chatterjee, Ph.D., Andrew Hirsch, and Gilmore O’Neill, M.B., to serve as Class II directors until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such Class II directors were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||
Meeta Chatterjee, Ph.D. | 32,769,825 | 8,815,678 | 17,765,319 | |||||||||||||||||
Andrew Hirsch | 32,759,650 | 8,825,853 | 17,765,319 | |||||||||||||||||
Gilmore O’Neill, M.B. | 32,909,172 | 8,676,331 | 17,765,319 | |||||||||||||||||
2.The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to its named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ non-binding, advisory vote with respect to compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 38,609,828 | 2,769,887 | 205,788 | 17,765,319 | |||||||||||||||||
3.The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 57,952,408 | 362,117 | 1,036,297 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EDITAS MEDICINE, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ Gilmore O’Neill | ||||||||||||||
| Gilmore O’Neill President & Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||||||||