Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. OnMay 24, 2021 ,Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2021 annual meeting of its stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). As ofMarch 25, 2021 , the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 4,865,235 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 3,263,482 shares of the Company's common stock were present or represented by proxy, which represented 67.1% of the total shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onMarch 29, 2021 , and the final voting results for each matter are set forth below. Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: Stockholders reelected the nominees identified below as Class III directors of the Company to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2024 and until their successors are elected and qualified, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal. The voting results for the nominees were as follows:
Anthony J. Sinskey, Sc.D. 2,285,499 128,591 849,392 Richard W. Hamilton, Ph.D. 2,313,390 100,700 849,392
Proposal 2 - Approval of an Amendment to the Company's 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan: Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to add 300,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the Plan. The voting results for the proposal were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 2,072,282 330,844 10,964 849,392
Proposal 3- Advisory Vote on Compensation of Executive Officers: Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. The voting results for the proposal were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 2,321,386 15,792 76,912 849,392
Proposal 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of the Company's Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm:
The selection of
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 3,251,757 4,472 7,253
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