Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$VRTX
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
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) May 15, 2024
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617 ) 341-6100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of shareholders of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (the "Company") was held on May 15, 2024 (the "Annual Meeting"). Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders elected Sangeeta Bhatia, Lloyd Carney, Alan Garber, Reshma Kewalramani, Michel Lagarde, Jeffrey Leiden, Diana McKenzie, Bruce Sachs, Jennifer Schneider, Nancy Thornberry and Suketu Upadhyay to serve as members of the Company's Board of Directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Sangeeta Bhatia | 221,206,626 | 808,512 | 182,981 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Lloyd Carney | 213,533,037 | 8,478,558 | 186,524 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Alan Garber | 220,695,587 | 1,315,689 | 186,843 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Reshma Kewalramani | 221,328,875 | 695,546 | 173,698 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Michel Lagarde | 221,776,280 | 234,937 | 186,902 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Jeffrey Leiden | 217,823,643 | 4,195,522 | 178,954 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Diana McKenzie | 218,220,365 | 3,797,695 | 180,059 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Sachs | 207,616,033 | 14,397,759 | 184,327 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Jennifer Schneider | 221,774,054 | 240,910 | 183,155 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Nancy Thornberry | 221,772,658 | 241,378 | 184,083 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
| Suketu Upadhyay | 221,237,300 | 770,815 | 190,004 | 11,540,149 | ||||||||||
Proposal No. 2: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 229,460,523 | 3,987,619 | 290,126 | 0 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. 3: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2023 compensation program for the Company's named executive officers:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 202,098,575 | 19,223,784 | 875,760 | 11,540,149 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. 4: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders approved a shareholder proposal regarding a special shareholder meeting improvement:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 160,438,357 | 61,494,550 | 265,212 | 11,540,149 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. 5: Based upon the following votes, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding a report on racial and gender pay gaps:
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 63,865,687 | 157,637,997 | 694,435 | 11,540,149 | |||||||||||
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.
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | |||||
(Registrant) | |||||
Date: May 15, 2024 | /s/ Jonathan Biller | ||||
Jonathan Biller | |||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | |||||