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 15, 2017
Editas Medicine, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
| 001-37687 |
| 46-4097528 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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| (IRS Employer |
11 Hurley Street |
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02141 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 401-9000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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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Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Editas Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 15, 2017. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.
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| 1. | The Company’s stockholders elected Alexis Borisy, Douglas G. Cole, M.D., and Akshay K. Vaishnaw, M.D., Ph.D. to serve as Class I directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such Class I directors were as follows: |
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| Broker |
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| Non-Votes |
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Alexis Borisy |
| 27,260,178 |
| 2,527,788 |
| 6,791,370 |
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Douglas G. Cole, M.D. |
| 21,170,358 |
| 8,617,608 |
| 6,791,370 |
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Akshay K. Vaishnaw, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 29,739,543 |
| 48,423 |
| 6,791,370 |
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| 2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows: |
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| Votes |
| Votes |
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Votes For |
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| Abstaining |
| Non-Votes |
36,467,338 |
| 37,627 |
| 74,371 |
| 0 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| EDITAS MEDICINE, INC. | |
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Date: June 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Andrew A. F. Hack |
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| Andrew A. F. Hack |
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| Chief Financial Officer |