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): June 8, 2020
KODIAK SCIENCES INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38682 | 27-0476525 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2631 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA |
94304 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 281-0850
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 | KOD | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 8, 2020, Kodiak Sciences Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, proxies representing 39,113,417 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 87.99% 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 (the “SEC”) on April 29, 2020:
Proposal One - Election of Class II Directors. The following nominees were each elected as a Class II director to serve until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Taiyin Yang, Ph.D. |
34,825,651 | 32,792 | 4,254,974 | |||
| Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D. |
28,744,346 | 6,114,097 | 4,254,974 | |||
| Charles Bancroft |
34,708,328 | 150,115 | 4,254,974 |
Proposal Two - 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, 2020 was ratified.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 39,091,268 | 9,003 | 13,146 | — |
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 9, 2020 | By: | /s/ Victor Perlroth | ||||
| Victor Perlroth, M.D. | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||