8-K

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 06, 2023

Beam Therapeutics Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-39208	81-5238376
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

238 Main Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts		02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 857 327-8775

(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 Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BEAM	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 June 6, 2023, Beam Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Proposal 1 – Each of the following nominees were elected as Class III directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:


Nominee	For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
John Evans		48,704,446		250,291		124,211		11,303,038
John Maraganore, Ph.D.		41,623,856		7,441,072		14,020		11,303,038

Proposal 2 – The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified, based on the following votes:


For		Against		Abstentions
	60,120,184		31,889		229,913

Proposal 3 – The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, based on the following votes:


For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
	47,040,443		1,996,717		41,788		11,303,038

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.


			BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC.

Date:	June 8, 2023	By:	/s/ John Evans
			Chief Executive Officer