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 15, 2016
SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37465 | 27-4326290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Sidney St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 945-9626
(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)
215 First Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 15, 2016, Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting. A total of 35,945,965 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 91 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 22, 2016 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2016.
Item 1 — Election of two Class I directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| NOMINEE | Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Dennis A. Ausiello, M.D. |
29,428,188 | 3,611,697 | 2,906,080 | |||
| Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D. |
31,177,517 | 1,862,368 | 2,906,080 |
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 35,927,811 |
13,085 | 5,069 | 0 |
Based on the foregoing votes, Dennis A. Ausiello, M.D. and Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D. were elected as Class I directors and Item 2 was approved.
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.
| SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ Eric Shaff | ||||
| Name: Eric Shaff | ||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||