UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 8, 2023, Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve Amendment No. 3 (the “2018 Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”). The 2018 Plan Amendment increases the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2018 Plan by 2,500,000 shares to 13,187,596 shares. The foregoing summary of the 2018 Plan Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2018 Plan Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders also voted to approve Amendment No. 2 (the “2016 ESPP Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated on June 27, 2016 (the “2016 ESPP”). The 2016 ESPP Amendment increases the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under the 2016 ESPP by 300,000 shares to 1,400,000 shares. The foregoing summary of the 2016 ESPP Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of 2016 ESPP Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following is a brief description of each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting on June 8, 2023 and the final voting results for each such proposal. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, April 14, 2023, there were 93,144,565 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. There were 82,211,214 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting present online or represented by proxy, which represented 88.26% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The director nominees listed below were elected to serve on the Company’s board of directors as members of Class II for a term of two years. The results of the vote were as follows:
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Richard J. Barry |
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53,491,803 |
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20,272,569 |
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24,970 |
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8,421,872 |
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M. Kathleen Behrens, Ph.D. |
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63,663,186 |
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10,095,019 |
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31,137 |
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8,421,872 |
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Stephen L. Mayo, Ph.D. |
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69,343,149 |
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4,421,653 |
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24,540 |
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8,421,872 |
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Claude Nicaise, M.D. |
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61,567,590 |
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12,196,029 |
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25,723 |
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8,421,872 |
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Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The stockholders did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2022. The results of the advisory vote were as follows:
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20,368,530 |
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52,772,697 |
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648,115 |
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8,421,872 |
Proposal 3: Amendment to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
The stockholders approved the 2018 Plan Amendment. The results of the vote were as follows:
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65,720,789 |
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8,039,982 |
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28,571 |
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8,421,872 |
Proposal 4: Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The stockholders approved the 2016 ESPP Amendment. The results of the vote were as follows:
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73,433,804 |
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332,148 |
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23,390 |
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8,421,872 |
Proposal 5: Advisory Vote on whether an advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of every one year for an advisory vote on executive compensation. The results of the advisory vote were as follows:
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73,036,748 |
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68,609 |
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617,055 |
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66,930 |
8,421,872 |
In light of such vote, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it will include annually in the proxy materials an advisory vote on executive compensation until the next vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of named executive officers is held.
Proposal 6: Ratification of KPMG as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2023. The results of the vote were as follows:
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80,401,023 |
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62,851 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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10.1 |
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Amendment No. 3 to the Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan |
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The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K of Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., formatted in Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101 |
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.
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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Date: June 9, 2023 |
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By: |
/s/ Douglas S. Ingram |
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Douglas S. Ingram |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |