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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 21, 2024, Unity Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024. Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 23, 2024 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, 16,786,647 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The tabulation of the stockholder votes on each proposal brought before the Annual Meeting is as follows:
Proposal 1. The election of two Class III directors to hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successor is elected:
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Keith R. Leonard Jr. |
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4,098,625 |
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205,765 |
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4,393,722 |
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Margo R. Roberts |
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2,584,435 |
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1,719,955 |
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4,393,722 |
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Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment, by the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company, of Ernst & Young LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:
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8,328,064 |
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202,493 |
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167,555 |
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As a routine proposal under applicable rules, no broker non-votes were recorded in connection with this proposal.
Proposal 3. The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“say-on-pay vote”).
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3,225,683 |
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999,007 |
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79,700 |
4,393,722 |
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Proposal 4. The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the frequency of future advisory say-on-pay votes.
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2 Years |
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3 Years |
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4,084,227 |
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55,931 |
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41,399 |
122,833 |
4,393,722 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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UNITY BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. |
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Date: June 21, 2024 |
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/s/ Anirvan Ghosh |
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Anirvan Ghosh, Ph.D. |
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Chief Executive Officer |