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): July 25, 2019
QUANTERIX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-38319 | | 20-8957988 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
900 Middlesex Turnpike
Billerica, MA | | 01821 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 301-9400
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 Symbols(s): | | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | | QTRX | | The Nasdaq Global 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 x
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. o
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Quanterix Corporation (the “Company”) held on July 25, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company voted on and approved the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”): (1) to elect Marijn Dekkers, Ph.D., Sarah E. Hlavinka and David R. Walt, Ph.D. as Class II directors to each serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2022, and until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal (“Proposal 1”); and (2) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 (“Proposal 2”).
The tabulation of votes with respect to the proposals at the Annual Meeting was as follows:
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors:
| | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Marijn Dekkers, Ph.D. | | 16,156,562 | | 869,366 | | 4,323,565 |
Sarah E. Hlavinka | | 16,998,705 | | 27,223 | | 4,323,565 |
David R Walt, Ph.D. | | 15,378,195 | | 1,647,733 | | 4,323,565 |
Proposal 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
For | | Against | | Abstain |
21,318,236 | | 27,748 | | 3,509 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 26, 2019, Quanterix Corporation issued a press release announcing the election of Sarah E. Hlavinka to its Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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.
| | QUANTERIX CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ Amol Chaubal |
| | | Amol Chaubal |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: July 26, 2019 | | | |
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