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 11, 2020
FREQUENCY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39062 | 47-2324450 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
19 Presidential Way, 2nd Floor
Woburn, MA 01801
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(866) 389-1970
(Registrant’s telephone number, include 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 $0.001 per share | FREQ | 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).
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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.
On June 11, 2020, Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 19,695,746 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 63.5 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 13, 2020 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 29, 2020.
Item 1 — Election of two Class I directors to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. |
| NOMINEE | Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Marc A. Cohen |
16,184,449 | 0 | 1,891,468 | 1,619,829 | ||||||||||||
| David L. Lucchino |
16,358,340 | 0 | 1,717,577 | 1,619,829 | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. |
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 19,658,678 |
12,665 | 24,403 | 0 | |||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, Marc A. Cohen and David L. Lucchino 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.
| FREQUENCY THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 12, 2020 | By: | /s/ Michael D. Bookman | ||||
| Name: Michael D. Bookman | ||||||
| Title: Deputy General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||