Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (Form: 8-K, Received: 07/31/2019 16:59:47)

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.

Date: July 31, 2019

/s/ Leone Patterson

Leone Patterson, Chief Executive Officer

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

July 31, 2019

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36579

20-5258327

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1035 O’Brien Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 272-6269

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock

ADVM

Nasdaq Global Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 31, 2019. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the final tally of the number of votes cast for, withheld or against each matter, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors.

Adverum’s stockholders elected the Class II director nominees below to Adverum’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and his or her successor is elected and has qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.


	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Patrick Machado		39,199,804		6,116,441
Leone Patterson		45,200,381		115,864
James Scopa		45,226,178		90,067

There were 10,033,033 broker non-votes for this proposal.

Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Adverum’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Adverum for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

Votes For

Votes

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-

Votes

55,274,966

37,740

36,572

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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.