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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 23, 2024, Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Company’s stockholders voted on and approved the following proposals:
| 1. | The election of three Class III Directors, Jeremy Bender, Ph.D., M.B.A., Habib Dable, M.B.A. and Saira Ramasastry, M.S., M.Phil., each to serve a three-year term, which will expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal. The vote tally was as follows: |
| Nominees |
Shares For |
Shares Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Jeremy Bender, Ph.D., M.B.A. |
62,935,239 |
11,080,216 |
4,390,159 | |||
| Habib Dable, M.B.A. |
73,883,045 |
132,410 |
4,390,159 | |||
| Saira Ramasastry, M.S., M.Phil. |
59,183,371 |
14,832,084 |
4,390,159 |
| 2. | The ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The vote tally was as follows: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Abstaining | ||
| 78,312,286 |
91,361 |
1,967 |
| 3. | The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The vote tally was as follows: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Abstaining |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 73,212,768 |
612,128 |
190,559 |
4,390,159 |
| 4. | The selection, on a non-binding advisory basis, of whether future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should be every one, two or three years. The vote tally was as follows: |
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Shares Abstaining |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 65,150,693 |
22,030 |
903,079 |
7,939,653 |
4,390,159 |
The Company’s stockholders advised that they were in favor of every year as the frequency of holding future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Based on these results and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s board of directors has determined that the Company will conduct future advisory votes regarding the compensation of its named executive officers every year. This policy will remain in effect until the next required stockholder vote on the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| DAY ONE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 24, 2024 | By: | /s/ Charles N. York II, M.B.A. | ||||
| Charles N. York II, M.B.A. | ||||||
| Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Document and Entity Information |
May 23, 2024 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001845337 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | May 23, 2024 |
| Entity Registrant Name | DAY ONE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-40431 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 83-2415215 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 2000 Sierra Point Parkway |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 501 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Brisbane |
| Entity Address, State or Province | CA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 94005 |
| City Area Code | (650) |
| Local Phone Number | 484-0899 |
| 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 | DAWN |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |