UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
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 14, 2024 (
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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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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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 12, 2024, Disc Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted on the two proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2024. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Class I Director Nominees
The stockholders of the Company elected Mona Ashiya, Ph.D. and Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D. as Class I directors of the Company, for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the Class I directors were as follows:
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Mona Ashiya, Ph.D. |
21,799,456 | 149,253 | 885,757 | |||||||||
| Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D. |
16,982,922 | 4,965,787 | 885,757 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain | ||
| 22,832,763 | 1,152 | 551 |
No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
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.
| DISC MEDICINE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ John Quisel | ||||
| Name: | John Quisel, J.D., Ph.D. | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
Document and Entity Information |
Jun. 12, 2024 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001816736 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 12, 2024 |
| Entity Registrant Name | Disc Medicine, Inc. |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-39438 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 85-1612845 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 321 Arsenal Street |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 101 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Watertown |
| Entity Address, State or Province | MA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 02472 |
| City Area Code | (617) |
| Local Phone Number | 674-9274 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Security 12b Title | Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| Trading Symbol | IRON |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | true |
| Entity Ex Transition Period | false |