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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): May 18, 2022

 

Metacrine, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39512

47-2297384

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

4225 Executive Square, Suite 600

San Diego, California

 

92037

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 369-7800

Not Applicable

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

 

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

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

MTCR

 

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 May 18, 2022, Metacrine, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. Voting results are, when applicable, reported by rounding fractional share voting down to the nearest round number. The proposals set forth below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2022.

 

Proposal 1. The following nominees were reelected to serve on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) as Class II directors until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, based on the following votes:

Name

For

 

 

Withheld

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Richard Heyman, Ph.D.

 

11,279,865

 

 

 

4,543,220

 

 

 

9,924,428

 

Ronald Evans, Ph.D.

 

11,237,443

 

 

 

4,585,642

 

 

 

9,924,428

 

Proposal 2. The selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified, based on the following votes:

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

22,747,613

 

 

 

2,772,145

 

 

 

227,756

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

METACRINE, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 18, 2022

 

By:

/s/ Michael York

 

 

 

Michael York

 

 

 

Chief Business Officer

 

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