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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 19, 2023

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-39083

81-2730369

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

499 Illinois Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, California 94158

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(415) 906-4324

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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, $0.0001 par value

VIR

Nasdaq Global Select 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 19, 2023, Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 30, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 133,930,936 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the four persons listed below as Class I Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Robert More

109,608,096

897,767

8,334,036

Janet Napolitano

98,720,333

11,785,530

8,334,036

Vicki Sato, Ph.D.

98,355,146

12,150,717

8,334,036

Elliott Sigal, M.D., Ph.D.

 

109,721,001

 

784,862

 

8,334,036

Proposal 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

106,031,723

4,377,092

97,048

8,334,036

Proposal 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The final voting results are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

118,688,387

41,676

109,836

0

 

 


 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 23, 2023

 

By:

/s/ Sung Lee

 

 

 

Sung Lee

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary