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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 1, 2023
Editas Medicine, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
001-37687 |
46-4097528 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11 Hurley Street |
02141 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 401-9000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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, $0.0001 par value per share |
EDIT |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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).
Emerging growth company ☐
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 Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 1, 2023. The following is a summary of matters voted on at that meeting.
| 1. | The Company’s stockholders elected Bernadette Connaughton, Elliott Levy, M.D., and Akshay Vaishnaw, M.D., Ph.D., to serve as Class I directors until the 2026 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 I directors were as follows: |
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Votes For |
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Votes Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Bernadette Connaughton |
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23,282,333 |
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7,213,477 |
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16,132,559 |
Elliott Levy, M.D. |
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30,138,282 |
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357,528 |
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16,132,559 |
Akshay Vaishnaw, M.D., Ph.D. |
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26,947,547 |
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3,548,263 |
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16,132,559 |
| 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: |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Votes Abstaining |
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Broker Non-Votes |
27,178,082 |
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3,102,043 |
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215,685 |
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16,132,559 |
| 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: |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Votes Abstaining |
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Broker Non-Votes |
46,001,517 |
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364,569 |
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262,283 |
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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.
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EDITAS MEDICINE, INC. |
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Date: |
June 5, 2023 |
By: |
/s/ Gilmore O’Neill |
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Gilmore O’Neill |
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