UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): August 3, 2017
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 001-37695 | | 20-8436652 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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200 Technology Square, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA | | 02139 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(617) 225-0096
Not Applicable
(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 |
Our annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) was held on August 3, 2017. A quorum was present. At the Meeting, our shareholders elected Meenu Chhabra and Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D., to serve as Class II directors to serve on our board of directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2020. Prior to the meeting, Helen Boudreau withdrew from consideration for election to the Company’s Board following her decision to accept employment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and subsequent resignation from the Board. The tabulation of votes with respect to the election of such directors was as follows:
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| | | For | | | Withheld | | | Broker Non Vote | |
Meenu Chhabra | | | 20,382,001 | | | | 824,386 | | | | 2,012,819 | |
Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D. | | | 20,146,510 | | | | 1,059,877 | | | | 2,012,819 | |
In addition, our shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The tabulation of votes with respect to these proposals was as follows:
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| | | For | | | Against | | | Abstain | |
Ratification of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 23,153,057 | | | | 7,737 | | | | 58,412 | |
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.
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| Date: August 4, 2017 | | | | PROTEOSTASIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Jeffrey M. Held |
| | | | | | Jeffrey M. Held |
| | | | | | General Counsel and Secretary |
