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 7, 2019

 

SUTRO BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-38662

47-0926186

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

310 Utah Avenue, Suite 150,

South San Francisco, California, 94080

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(650) 392-8412

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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, $0.001 par value

 

STRO

 

The 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On June 7, 2019, V. Bryan Lawlis notified Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and any other committee of which he may be a member, effective June 12, 2019. In connection with Dr. Lawlis’s resignation, the Board appointed Joseph Lobacki as a member of the Audit Committee, effective June 12, 2019. Dr. Lawlis’s decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 7, 2019, Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the following proposals were adopted:

 

 

1.

Election of two Class I directors, Michael Dybbs, Ph.D. and John G. Freund, M.D., each to serve a three-year term, which will expire at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal:

 

Nominees

Shares For

Shares Withheld

Shares Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

Michael Dybbs, Ph.D.

13,502,283

66,506

-

1,166,022

John G. Freund, M.D.

10,835,997

2,732,792

-

1,166,022

 

 

 

 

2.

Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:

 

Shares For

Shares Against

Shares Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

14,733,314

1,497

-

0

 

 

 


 

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.

 

 

 

Sutro Biopharma, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: June 10, 2019

 

By:

/s/ Edward Albini

 

 

 

Edward Albini

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer