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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 7, 2022, Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the following proposals were adopted:
| 1. | Election of three Class III directors, V. Bryan Lawlis, Anthony G. Quinn and Armen Shanafelt, each to serve a three-year term, which will expire at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal: |
| Nominees |
Shares For | Shares Withheld |
Shares Abstaining |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| V. Bryan Lawlis, Ph.D. |
22,844,962 | 7,901,543 | — | 10,890,570 | ||||
| Anthony G. Quinn, M.B Ch.B, Ph.D. |
22,767,762 | 7,978,743 | — | 10,890,570 | ||||
| Armen Shanafelt, Ph.D. |
22,522,340 | 8,224,165 | — | 10,890,570 |
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Abstaining | ||
| 41,620,796 |
12,976 | 3,303 |
| 3. | Approval of, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Abstaining | ||
| 29,874,119 |
865,633 | 6,753 |
| 4. | Approval of, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of future votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
| Shares For One Year |
Shares For Two Years |
Shares For Three Years |
Shares Abstaining | |||
| 30,192,952 |
7,092 | 542,062 | 4,399 |
In accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”), the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, one-year as the frequency for holding future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. In light of such stockholder approval, the Board determined to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AEGLEA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 7, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Alspaugh | ||||
| Jonathan Alspaugh | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||