MeiraGTx Holdings plc 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. |
On June 6, 2024, MeiraGTx Holdings plc (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 55,418,638 of the Company’s ordinary shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 86.2% of the Company’s ordinary shares outstanding as of the April 9, 2024 record date. Following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2024.
Item 1 – Election of three Class III directors to hold office until the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2027 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
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| WITHHELD |
| BROKER NON-VOTES |
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Alexandria Forbes, Ph.D. | 49,571,369 | 107,699 | 5,739,570 | ||||
Keith R. Harris, Ph.D. | 49,441,446 | 237,622 | 5,739,570 | ||||
Lord Mendoza | 49,532,964 | 146,104 | 5,739,570 |
Item 2 – Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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| ABSTAINED |
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49,265,710 | 367,185 | 46,173 | 5,739,570 |
Item 3 – Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
1 YEAR |
| 2 YEARS |
| 3 YEARS |
| ABSTAIN |
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22,316,288 | 83,774 | 27,230,167 | 48,839 | 5,739,570 |
Item 4 – Ratification, by ordinary resolution, of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
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55,297,970 | 90,474 | 30,194 |
Based on the above voting results, the director nominees named above were elected and Items 2 and 4 were approved. With respect to the voting results for Item 3, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers that received the greatest number of shareholder votes was “3 YEARS”. In light of this result, which is consistent with the Board of Directors’ recommendation, the Company has determined to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every 3 years until such time as the next advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers is submitted to the Company’s shareholders.
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SIGNATURE
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 10, 2024 | ||
MEIRAGTX HOLDINGS PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Giroux | |
Name: | Richard Giroux | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | |
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