Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected the eight persons listed below as directors of the Company, each to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is elected, or, if sooner, until his or her death, resignation or removal. The final voting results were as follows:
Name Votes For Votes Against Withhold Broker Non-Votes David A. Fischhoff, Ph.D. 23,711,610 - 630,656 4,661,914 Mark J. Harvey 24,303,123 - 39,143 4,661,914 Consuelo E. Madere 23,638,832 - 703,434 4,661,914 Alexander C. Matina 24,275,896 - 66,370 4,661,914 Charles B. Seidler 24,160,039 - 182,227 4,661,914 Robert D. Straus 24,197,436 - 144,830 4,661,914 Alan D. Willits 23,656,336 - 685,930 4,661,914 Mark W. Wong 24,295,609 - 46,657 4,661,914
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of
Votes For Votes Against Abstention Broker Non-Votes 28,947,302 7,242 49,636 -
Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The final voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstention Broker Non-Votes 22,688,548 1,358,743 294,975 4,661,914
Proposal 4. Advisory Vote on Frequency of Stockholder Votes on Executive Compensation
The Company's stockholders indicated, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of every year for future stockholder votes regarding compensation awarded to the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement . The final voting results were as follows:
1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 23,885,578 8,409 217,506 230,773 4,661,914
Consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors and based on these results, the Company will conduct future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year. This policy will remain in effect until the next non-binding advisory stockholder vote on the frequency of non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, expected to be held at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
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