UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2023

 

GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-38683		45-4139254
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3100 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

855-698-8887

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share		GH		The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Guardant Health, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 14, 2023.

All of the nominees for director listed in Proposal 1 in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”), were elected to serve on the Company’s board of directors by the following vote:

 

Name of Nominee		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Ian Clark			48,391,638				29,177,868				6,538,742
Meghan Joyce			57,913,641				19,655,865				6,538,742
Samir Kaul			76,695,081				874,425				6,538,742

Proposal 2 in the Proxy Statement, a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
84,048,978		26,878		32,392

Proposal 3 in the Proxy Statement, a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
66,909,185		10,481,515		178,806		6,538,742

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.

 

				GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
Date: June 20, 2023				By:		/s/ John G. Saia
						John G. Saia
						Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary