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 10, 2022


KINNATE BIOPHARMA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
001-39743
82-4566526
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

103 Montgomery Street, Suite 150
The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

(858) 299-4699
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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



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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 $0.0001 per share

KNTE

The 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.

Kinnate Biopharma Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 10, 2022.  The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results for each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Three Class II Directors


Name of Director Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

 
 
 
 

Laurie Smaldone Alsup, Ph.D.

27,453,597

4,981,263

3,924,331

 
 
 
 

Melissa Epperly

27,552,424

4,882,436

3,924,331

 
 
 
 

Michael Rome

24,665,425

7,769,435

3,924,331

 
     
 

Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
               
 
36,332,123
 
26,557
 
511
 
0
               

The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.


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.

 
KINNATE BIOPHARMA INC.
   
Date: June 15, 2022
By:
/s/ Nima Farzan
 
Nima Farzan
 
Chief Executive Officer and President