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 27, 2018

MERSANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

001-38129
(Commission
File Number)

04-3562403
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

840 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139		02139
(Address of principal		(Zip Code)
executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 498-0020

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.

On June 27, 2018, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the two proposals as follows: (i) to elect Willard H. Dere, M.D. as a Class I member of the board of directors to serve until the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal (“Proposal 1”) and (ii) to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 (“Proposal 2”).

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 1. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Willard H. Dere, M.D.		18,090,475		54,657		0		1,748,537

The Company stockholders approved Proposal 2. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain
19,892,937		732		0

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.

	MERSANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Anna Protopapas
		Anna Protopapas
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 29, 2018