Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Proposal 1 - Election of Class II Director Nominees
The stockholders of the Company elected
Votes Votes Broker Name For Withheld Non-Votes Peter Wirth, J.D. 29,703,376 3,905,968 2,026,775 Timothy P. Clackson, Ph.D. 27,051,786 6,557,558 2,026,775
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of
Votes Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 35,633,955 2,161 3 N/A
Proposal 3 - Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers
The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The results of the stockholders' vote with respect to the compensation of the named executive officers were as follows:
Votes Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 32,661,443 931,372 16,529 2,026,775
Proposal 4 - Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Preferred Frequency of Future Votes on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, to set the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers to every one year. The results of such vote were as follows:
One Two Three Year Years Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 33,150,699 2,115 117,304 339,226 2,026,775
In light of such vote, the Company's Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold future non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of the named executive officers.
No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
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