Akoya BioSciences Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 4, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, as described below. Each of the proposals was described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024. The vote totals noted below are final voting results from the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders elected the following three Class III Directors to hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
| Scott Mendel | 31,684,565 | 2,781,270 | 4,955,129 | ||||||
| Thomas P. Schnettler | 26,235,050 | 8,230,785 | 4,955,129 | ||||||
| Robert Shepler | 31,654,856 | 2,810,979 | 4,955,129 |
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||
| 39,410,751 | 9,835 | 378 |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: June 4, 2024 | Akoya Biosciences, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Brian McKelligon | |
| Brian McKelligon | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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