Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
OnJune 15, 2021 , bluebird bio, Inc. (the "Company") held its previously announced Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting"), at which a quorum was present. At the Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the proposals as follows: (i)John O. Agwunobi , M.D., Daniel S. Lynch, andWilliam R. Sellers , M.D. as Class II members of the Board to serve until the Company's 2024 annual meeting of stockholders ("Proposal 1"); (ii) to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers ("Proposal 2"); (iii) the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("Proposal 3"); (iv) to approve an amendment to the Company's 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("Proposal 4"), and (v) ratify the selection ofErnst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2021 ("Proposal 5").
The Company's stockholders re-elected the three persons listed below as Class II directors pursuant to Proposal 1. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes John O. Agwunobi, M.D. 30,724,366 10,266,016 117,556 8,990,117 Daniel S. Lynch 39,876,650 1,109,554 121,734 8,990,117 William R. Sellers, M.D. 40,679,679 306,213 122,046 8,990,117
The Company's stockholders approved Proposal 2 in a non-binding advisory vote. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
38,890,700 1,971,886 245,352 8,990,117
The Company's stockholders voted once every year for Proposal 3. The voting results were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions 40,627,097 146,506 274,171 60,164 The Company's stockholders approved Proposal 4. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 40,467,196 557,457 83,285 8,990,117 The Company's stockholders approved Proposal 5. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 49,526,131 453,658 118,266 0
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