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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 30, 2022, EQRx, Inc., or EQRx, held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, EQRx’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in its definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2022. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
Proposal 1. Stockholders elected the following nominees to serve as the Class I Directors on EQRx’s Board of Directors until its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The voting results for the nominees were as follows:
| Director Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| Paul Berns | 331,978,675 | 14,569,931 | 39,710,525 | |||||||
| Jorge Conde | 339,614,943 | 6,933,663 | 39,710,525 | |||||||
| Sandra Horning | 340,038,951 | 6,509,655 | 39,710,525 |
Proposal 2. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as EQRx’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 386,129,049 | 65,610 | 64,472 | 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.
| Date: October 3, 2022 | EQRX, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Melanie Nallicheri | |
| Name: | Melanie Nallicheri | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |