UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 18, 2019
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
001-34899 |
16-1590339 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1305 O’Brien Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 521-8000
(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):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
PACB |
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 (§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. □
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ITEM 5.07. |
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 18, 2019. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of three Class III Directors
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Name of Director |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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David Botstein, Ph.D. |
92,414,391 |
2,304,269 |
432,865 |
33,290,234 |
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William Ericson |
90,279,742 |
4,426,150 |
445,633 |
33,290,234 |
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Kathy Ordoñez |
91,727,703 |
2,976,488 |
447,334 |
33,290,234 |
Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2022 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
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Against |
Abstain |
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127,619,823 |
785,560 |
36,376 |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
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.
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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. |
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/s/ Stephen M. Moore |
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Stephen M. Moore Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: June 18, 2019