Repligen (RGEN) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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): May 15, 2019

Repligen Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-14656	04-2729386
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

41 Seyon Street, Bldg. 1, Suite 100, Waltham, MA 02453

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781)250-0111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 $0.01 per share	RGEN	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 Rule12b-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.

The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Repligen Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 15, 2019. Proxies were solicited pursuant to the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 18, 2019, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The number of shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 44,073,998. The number of shares of Common Stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 42,316,427, representing 96.01% of the total number of shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Common Stock was entitled to one vote with respect to matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders were asked (i) to elect the Company’s Board of Directors, (ii) 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, and (iii) to vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

The voting results reported below are final.

Proposal 1–Election of the Board of Directors

Nicolas M. Barthelemy, Glenn L. Cooper, John G. Cox, Karen A. Dawes, Tony J. Hunt, Glenn P. Muir, and Thomas F. Ryan, Jr. were duly elected as the Company’s Board of Directors. The results of the election were as follows:

NOMINEE	FOR		% FOR			AGAINST		% AGAINST			ABSTAIN		% ABSTAIN			BROKER NON- VOTES
Nicolas M. Barthelemy		32,300,035		82.94	%		6,634,985		17.04	%		7,824		0.02	%		3,373,583
Glenn L. Cooper		38,585,227		99.08	%		350,453		0.90	%		7,164		0.02	%		3,373,583
John G. Cox		38,807,800		99.65	%		127,768		0.33	%		7,276		0.02	%		3,373,583
Karen A. Dawes		32,126,552		82.50	%		6,808,553		17.48	%		7,739		0.02	%		3,373,583
Tony J. Hunt		38,748,027		99.50	%		186,905		0.48	%		7,912		0.02	%		3,373,583
Glenn P. Muir		38,732,594		99.46	%		201,974		0.52	%		8,276		0.02	%		3,373,583
Thomas F. Ryan, Jr.		31,640,420		81.25	%		7,295,149		18.73	%		7,275		0.02	%		3,373,583

Proposal 2 – Ratify the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified. The results of the ratification were as follows:

	FOR			AGAINST			ABSTAIN			BROKER NON- VOTES
NUMBER		42,048,311			260,477			7,639
PERCENTAGE OF VOTED		99.37	%		0.61	%		0.02	%

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

The compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis. The results of the vote were as follows:

	FOR			AGAINST			ABSTAIN			BROKER NON- VOTES
NUMBER		27,210,614			11,714,101			18,129			3,373,583
PERCENTAGE OF VOTED		69.87	%		30.08	%		0.05	%

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.

	REPLIGEN CORPORATION
Date: May 21, 2019	By:	/s/ Tony J. Hunt
		Tony J. Hunt
		President and Chief Executive Officer