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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 16, 2021. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results for each proposal are set forth below. The Annual Meeting was a virtual meeting held via live audio webcast. The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021:
1.To elect three Class II directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier resignation or removal; and
2.To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.
Proposal 1: Election of three Class II Directors
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Name of Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Randy Livingston | 127,471,470 | 2,888,560 | 55,635 | 25,573,820 |
Marshall Mohr | 111,039,442 | 19,289,521 | 86,702 | 25,573,820 |
Hannah Valantine, M.D. | 130,187,789 | 177,238 | 50,638 | 25,573,820 |
Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier resignation or removal.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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For | Against | Abstain |
154,884,084 | 536,719 | 568,682 |
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, 2021.
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/ Brett Atkins |
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| Brett Atkins General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: June 17, 2021