Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The proposals set forth below were submitted to the stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or Annual Meeting, of Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc., or Company, held on June 17, 2021, with each such proposal described in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2021, or Proxy Statement.

The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 62,266,753. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 45,159,323. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The Company's stockholders elected the Class III director nominees below to the Company's Board of Directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.





Director Nominee  Votes For  Votes Withheld
Scott W. Morrison 29,333,509   10,668,327
Deval L. Patrick  28,898,519   11,103,317
Mark L. Perry     29,322,421   10,679,415



There were 5,157,487 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.

Proposal 2 - Approval, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement

The Company's stockholders did not approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.





Votes For  Votes Against Abstentions
17,805,541  22,152,973     43,322



There were 5,157,487 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.

Proposal 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm

The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.





Votes For  Votes Against Abstentions
44,946,457    189,956      22,910



There were no broker non-votes regarding this proposal.

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