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
VERACYTE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 001-36156 | 20-5455398 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300, South San Francisco, California | 94080 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 243-6300
N/A
(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: | |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbols (s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value, $0.001 per share | VCYT | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
Emerging growth company o |
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. o |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Veracyte, Inc. (the “Company”), held on June 11, 2019:
1. | The following Class III Directors were elected to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
Karin Eastham | 29,863,452 | 974,282 | 6,749,748 | |||||
Kevin K. Gordon | 29,966,994 | 870,740 | 6,749,748 | |||||
2. | The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 was approved: |
For | Against | Abstain | |||||
37,567,023 | 4,584 | 15,875 | |||||
3. | The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
29,216,453 | 1,605,736 | 15,545 | 6,749,748 | |||||||
4. | The selection, on a non-binding advisory basis, whether future advisory votes on the compensation paid by us to our named executive officers should be held every one, two or three years: |
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | |||||||
29,896,461 | 155,686 | 772,659 | 12,928 | |||||||
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: June 11, 2019 | ||
VERACYTE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Keith Kennedy | |
Name: | Keith Kennedy | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||