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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The proposals set forth below were submitted to the stockholders at the Annual Meeting held on June 17, 2021, with each such proposal described in the Proxy Statement.
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 149,330,911. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 131,658,614. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the three (3) director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class II directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||||||
| Eric Aguiar, M.D. |
112,441,149 | 8,264,997 | ||||||
| Ali Satvat |
109,399,398 | 11,306,748 | ||||||
| Jennifer E. Cook |
112,740,211 | 7,965,935 | ||||||
There were 10,952,468 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
Proposal 2 – Non-binding Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers.
The Company’s stockholders approved,on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 104,049,614 |
12,951,661 | 3,704,871 |
There were 10,952,468 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
Proposal 3 –Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Advisory Votes to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation
With respect to the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes to approve the Company’s executive compensation, the option of “one year” received 98.90% of the votes cast and is considered to be the option recommended by the stockholders. The number of votes received for the options of one, two or three years, and the number of abstentions and broker-non-votes, were as follows:
| Votes For 1 Year Option |
Votes For 2 Year Option |
Votes For 3 Year Option |
Abstentions | |||
| 115,723,204 |
801,492 | 480,332 | 3,701,118 |
Proposal 4 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 131,492,849 |
144,598 | 21,167 |
There were zero broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
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.
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 22, 2021 | By: | /s/ Brian C. Stephenson | ||||
| Brian C. Stephenson Chief Financial Officer | ||||||