Personalis 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.
On May 17, 2024, Personalis, Inc. (the “Company”) virtually held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Present at the Annual Meeting virtually or by proxy were the holders of 41,746,320 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 81.5% of the 51,209,828 shares of common stock outstanding as of the close of business on March 20, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2024. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
Proposal 1. Stockholders elected each of the three nominees for Class II director to serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or, if sooner, until the director's death, resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:
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Christopher Hall |
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26,047,585 |
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206,431 |
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15,492,304 |
Lonnie Shoff |
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25,939,561 |
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314,455 |
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15,492,304 |
Kenneth J. Widder, M.D. |
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26,025,666 |
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228,350 |
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15,492,304 |
Proposal 2. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results were as follows:
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40,946,872 |
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553,654 |
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245,794 |
Proposal 3. Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
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Broker Non-Votes |
25,393,708 |
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634,656 |
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225,652 |
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15,492,304 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 21, 2024 |
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Personalis, Inc. |
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/s/ Aaron Tachibana |
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Aaron Tachibana |
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |