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ITEM 5.07. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on August 4, 2020. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of three Class III Directors
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Name of Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Christian O. Henry | 100,103,537 | 3,403,405 | 102,628 | 23,597,201 |
John F. Milligan, Ph.D. | 99,984,854 | 3,404,369 | 220,347 | 23,597,201 |
Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D. | 96,214,036 | 7,145,634 | 249,900 | 23,597,201 |
Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier resignation or removal.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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For | Against | Abstain | |
126,685,850 | 438,738 | 82,183 |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
100,704,679 | 2,577,567 | 327,324 | 23,597,201 |
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal 4: Approval of the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
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91,806,327 | 11,558,892 | 244,351 | 23,597,201 | |
The stockholders approved the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
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Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
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| Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms of agreement | |||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | ||
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| /s/ Brett Atkins |
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| Brett Atkins General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: August 5, 2020