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 8, 2021
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38938 | 47-1144582 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 45 Wiggins Ave Bedford, Massachusetts |
01730 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 430-8200
Not Applicable
(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:
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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, $0.0001 par value per share | STOK | 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).
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. ☐
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 8, 2021, Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the following proposals were adopted:
| 1. | Election of two Class II directors, Arthur A. Levin and Jennifer C. Burstein, each to serve a three-year term, which will expire at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified: |
| Nominees |
Shares For | Shares Withheld/Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Arthur A. Levin |
32,501,372 | 700,561 | 1,685,809 | |||
| Jennifer C. Burstein |
32,670,893 | 531,040 | 1,685,809 |
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021: |
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Withheld/Abstaining | ||
| 34,874,667 | 6,148 | 6,927 |
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.
| STOKE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Stephen J. Tulipano | ||||
| Stephen J. Tulipano | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||