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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The proposals set forth below were submitted to the stockholders at the Annual Meeting held on June 21, 2022, with each such proposal described in the Proxy Statement.
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 57,970,110. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 42,241,989. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the three (3) director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class I directors to hold office until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld |
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| Jerel Davis, Ph.D. |
37,547,333 | 3,014,141 | ||||||
| Perry Karsen |
37,534,567 | 3,026,907 | ||||||
| Joseph Jimenez |
37,289,237 | 3,272,237 | ||||||
There were 1,680,515 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 42,226,830 |
5,230 | 9,929 |
There were zero broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Graphite Bio, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 23, 2022 | By: | /s/ Alethia Young | ||||
| Alethia Young | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Document and Entity Information |
Jun. 21, 2022 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001815776 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 21, 2022 |
| Entity Registrant Name | GRAPHITE BIO, INC. |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-40532 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 84-4867570 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | Graphite Bio |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Inc. |
| Entity Address, Address Line Three | 201 Haskins Way |
| Entity Address, City or Town | South San Francisco |
| Entity Address, State or Province | CA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 94080 |
| City Area Code | (650) |
| Local Phone Number | 484-0886 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Security 12b Title | Common Stock |
| Trading Symbol | GRPH |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | true |
| Entity Ex Transition Period | false |
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