Protara Therapeutics 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.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 7, 2024. As of April 11, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 20,578,425 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A summary of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons listed below as Class I directors, each to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Jane Huang, M.D. | 9,656,095 | 125,127 | 3,809,729 | |||||||||
| Richard Levy, M.D. | 9,642,092 | 139,130 | 3,809,729 | |||||||||
| Michael Solomon, Ph.D. | 9,560,752 | 220,470 | 3,809,729 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 13,399,953 | 189,574 | 1,424 |
Proposal 3. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 6,999,091 | 196,457 | 2,585,674 | 3,809,729 |
Proposal 4. Approval of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.
The Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 9,600,764 | 159,296 | 21,162 | 3,809,729 |
Proposal 5. Approval of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 9,650,650 | 128,502 | 2,070 | 3,809,729 |
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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.
| Protara Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
| Dated: June 10, 2024 | By: |
/s/ Patrick Fabbio |
| Patrick Fabbio | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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