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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 15, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted on the four proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2022. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Class II Director Nominees
The stockholders of the Company elected Jeffrey Albers, J.D., MBA and Joanna Horobin, M.B., Ch.B. as Class II directors of the Company, for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025 and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the Class II directors were as follows:
| Votes |
Votes |
Broker | ||||
| Jeffrey Albers, J.D., MBA |
29,436,931 | 9,840,519 | 2,798,643 | |||
| Joanna Horobin, M.B., Ch.B. |
31,950,427 | 7,327,023 | 2,798,643 |
Proposal 2 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ non-binding, advisory vote with respect to such approval were as follows:
| Votes |
Votes |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 33,866,486 |
1,793,865 | 3,617,099 | 2,798,643 |
Proposal 3 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Non-Binding Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The stockholders of the Company recommended, on a non-binding, advisory basis, that the frequency of future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be one year. The results of the stockholders’ non-binding, advisory vote with respect to such recommendation were as follows:
| One |
Two Years |
Three |
Votes |
Broker | ||||
| 35,557,849 |
1,826 | 128,751 | 3,589,024 | 2,798,643 |
In light of the votes set forth above, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined to hold a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers annually until the next such required non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency thereof.
Proposal 4 – Ratification of Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||
| 38,429,952 |
22,711 | 3,623,430 | — |
No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 16, 2022 | By: | /s/ Nello Mainolfi | ||||
| Nello Mainolfi, Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||