SEC Form 8-K filed by Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.

 

 

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 21, 2024

 

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-39661		46-0574869
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(857) 284-8891

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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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, $0.001 par value per share		AVIR		The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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).

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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.

On June 21, 2024, Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Holders of a total of 74,365,479 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 88.29% percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 24, 2024 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 26, 2024.

Item 1 — Election of two Class I Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

		FOR				WITHELD				BROKER NON-VOTE
Franklin Berger			30,459,345				28,342,583				15,563,551
Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, Ph.D.			40,751,581				18,050,347				15,563,551

Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
62,300,216		6,472,069		5,593,194		0

Item 3 — Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
42,900,395		15,499,499		402,034		15,563,551

Based on the foregoing votes, Franklin Berger and Jean-Pierre Sommadossi were elected and Items 2 and 3 were approved.

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.

 

				ATEA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: June 21, 2024				By:		/s/Andrea Corcoran
						Andrea Corcoran
						Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Legal and Secretary