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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Epizyme, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 11, 2021. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.
| a) | The stockholders of the Company elected Grant Bogle, Kevin T. Conroy, and Carl Goldfischer, M.D. as Class II directors, each for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the Class II directors were as follows: |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Grant Bogle |
74,864,792 | 737,607 | 8,106,611 | |||
| Kevin T. Conroy |
38,635,442 | 36,966,957 | 8,106,611 | |||
| Carl Goldfischer, M.D. |
67,855,181 | 7,747,218 | 8,106,611 |
| b) | The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 83,587,365 |
43,662 | 77,983 | 0 |
| c) | The stockholders of the Company approved the non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the non-binding, advisory proposal were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 65,725,751 |
9,853,981 | 22,667 | 8,106,611 |
| d) | The stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock from 150,000,000 to 225,000,000. The amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 11, 2021. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the proposed amendment were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 82,016,485 |
1,639,406 | 53,119 | 0 |
SIGNATURES
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.
| EPIZYME, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Robert B. Bazemore | ||||
| Robert B. Bazemore | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Document and Entity Information |
Jun. 11, 2021 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001571498 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 11, 2021 |
| Entity Registrant Name | EPIZYME, INC. |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-35945 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 26-1349956 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 400 Technology Square |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | 4th Floor |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Cambridge |
| Entity Address, State or Province | MA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 02139 |
| City Area Code | (617) |
| Local Phone Number | 229-5872 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Security 12b Title | Common stock, $0.0001 par value |
| Trading Symbol | EPZM |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
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