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 12, 2024
VERACYTE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36156 | 20-5455398 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | Commission File Number | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300, South San Francisco, California | 94080 | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 243-6300
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 | VCYT | 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | ||
| 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As further described in Item 5.07 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”), on June 12, 2024, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Veracyte, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value, reserved for issuance under the 2023 Plan by 5,000,000 shares (the “2023 Plan Amendment”). The 2023 Plan Amendment had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 2, 2024.
A more complete description of the 2023 Plan Amendment can be found in “Proposal No. 4 – Approval of Amendment to Veracyte, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description and the description incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the 2023 Plan, as amended, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
1. The following directors were nominated to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Muna Bhanji | 61,780,051 | 6,036,666 | 27,484 | 3,236,452 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Stapley | 67,220,523 | 610,755 | 12,923 | 3,236,452 | |||||||||||||||||||
Each of the two nominees for director was elected to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
2. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 70,832,239 | 230,683 | 17,731 | ||||||||||||
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, 2024.
3. The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 64,610,097 | 3,179,578 | 54,526 | 3,236,452 | |||||||||||||||||
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
4. The approval of the 2023 Plan Amendment :
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 45,241,870 | 22,565,308 | 37,023 | 3,236,452 | |||||||||||||||||
The stockholders approved the 2023 Plan Amendment .
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 10.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
* Filed herewith.
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.
| Dated: | June 13, 2024 | ||||||||||
| VERACYTE, INC. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Rebecca Chambers | ||||||||||
| Name: | Rebecca Chambers | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||