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 24, 2021
IGM Biosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39045 | 77-0349194 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
325 E. Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 965-7873
(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 | Name of each exchange | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | IGMS | 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 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On June 24, 2021, IGM Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s non-voting common stock from 6,431,208 to 200,000,000, with a corresponding increase to the total number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock, which had previously been adopted by the Company’s board of directors, subject to stockholder approval.
The Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03. The foregoing summary description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Charter Amendment.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 24, 2021, the Company held the Annual Meeting. Of the 25,594,209 shares of common stock of the Company and 6,431,205 shares of non-voting common stock of the Company outstanding as of April 26, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 24,287,500 shares of common stock and 6,431,205 shares of non-voting common stock were present in person (including virtually) or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The proposals voted upon at the meeting and the final voting results with respect to each proposal are as set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Each of the following nominees was elected to serve as a Class II director to serve until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified.
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Kathleen Behrens, Ph.D. | 21,455,483 | 1,627,548 | 1,204,469 | |||
Michael Loberg, Ph.D. | 21,456,238 | 1,626,793 | 1,204,469 | |||
Christina Teng Topsøe | 21,448,364 | 1,634,667 | 1,204,469 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
24,281,034 | 2,580 | 3,886 | N/A |
Proposal 3: Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
The amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of non-voting common stock from 6,431,208 to 200,000,000, with a corresponding increase to the total number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock was approved.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
26,587,398 | 2,926,044 | 794 | 1,204,469 |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IGM Biosciences, Inc. |
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.
IGM BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Misbah Tahir | |
Misbah Tahir | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 30, 2021