UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 3, 2020
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PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
001-38697
03-0375697
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission
 File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 30
Malvern, Pennsylvania
19355
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(610) 981-6500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(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 exchange on which registered
Common Stock
PHAS
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  x

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.  x




Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 3, 2020, PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2020. Of the 28,780,644 shares outstanding as of the record date, 24,965,587 shares, or 86.74%, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal No. 1: Election of two nominees to serve as directors until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:

NameVotes ForVotes Withheld
Jonathan P. Mow20,515,743786,090
Clay B. Thorp20,031,9351,269,898


Broker Non-Votes: 3,663,754.

All nominees were elected.

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The votes were cast as follows:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstained
Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP24,198,817140,256626,514





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dated: June 5, 2020By:/s/ John P. Sharp
John P. Sharp
Chief Financial Officer