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 11, 2019
Equillium, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-38692 |
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82-1554746 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2223 Avenida de la Playa, Suite 105 La Jolla, CA |
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92037 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 412-5302
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 11, 2019, Equillium, Inc. (the “ Company ”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 18, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 17,376,236 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the meeting and the number of votes cast for, withheld or against, the number of abstentions and the numbers of broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
A total of 16,667,146 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represents approximately 95.92% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.
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To elect the following two Class I directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: |
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Nominee |
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Shares Voted For |
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Voting Authority Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Stephen Connelly, Ph.D. |
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13,595,404 |
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1,770,222 |
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1,301,520 |
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Bala S. Manian, Ph.D. |
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13,639,793 |
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1,725,833 |
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1,301,520 |
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In accordance with the above results, each nominee was elected to serve as a director.
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To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019: |
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Shares Voted For |
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Shares Voted Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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16,666,886 |
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260 |
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In accordance with the above results, the selection of KPMG LLP was approved.
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.
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Equillium, Inc. |
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Date: June 12, 2019 |
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/s/ Daniel M. Bradbury |
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Daniel M. Bradbury |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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