8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 17, 2018

 

 

INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37766   36-4785571

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

40 Erie Street, Suite 130

Cambridge, Massachusetts

   02139
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 285-6200

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 17, 2018. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

  a) The stockholders of the Company elected Frank Verwiel, M.D. as class II director, for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021 and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the class II director were as follows:

 

Name

    Votes
For		      Votes
Withheld		      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Frank Verwiel, M.D.

      23,471,493        1,860,650        12,797,897  

 

  b) The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:

 

Votes

For

  

Votes

Against

  

Abstain

37,874,287

   136,758   118,995

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.

 

    Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
Date: May 21, 2018     By:  

/s/ John M. Leonard

     

John M. Leonard, M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer