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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 6, 2023, Kodiak Sciences Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, proxies representing 41,780,903 shares of the Company’s common stock, or 79.82% of the total shares entitled to vote, were present and voted on the following proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2023:
Proposal One - Election of Class II Directors.
The following nominees were each elected as a Class II director to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee | For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Charles A. Bancroft |
29,577,783 | 8,223,448 | 3,979,672 | |||
| Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D. |
35,943,055 | 1,858,176 | 3,979,672 | |||
| Taiyin Yang, Ph.D. |
35,936,395 | 1,864,836 | 3,979,672 |
Proposal Two – Advisory Approval of the Compensation of Named Executive Officers.
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the stockholders.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 32,457,916 |
5,299,673 | 43,642 | 3,979,672 |
Proposal Three – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 41,396,664 |
29,004 | 355,235 | — |
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.
| KODIAK SCIENCES INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 7, 2023 | By: | /s/ Victor Perlroth | ||||
| Victor Perlroth, M.D. | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||