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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 1, 2022, Vaxcyte, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the meeting and the number of votes cast for, withheld or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
| 1. | The election of two nominees to serve as Class II directors until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. The following two Class II directors were re-elected by the votes indicated: |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Peter Hirth, Ph.D. |
44,840,461 | 2,557,604 | 4,402,890 | |||||||||
| Heath Lukatch, Ph.D. |
44,945,210 | 2,452,855 | 4,402,890 | |||||||||
| 2. | The approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 47,263,430 |
132,867 | 1,768 | 4,402,890 |
| 3. | The approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the frequency of future non-binding, advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 47,358,585 |
71 |
37,455 |
1,954 |
4,402,890 |
Based on these results and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s board of directors has determined that the Company will conduct future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation program for its named executive officers every one year.
| 4. | The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The appointment was ratified by the votes indicated: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 51,800,260 |
335 | 360 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 7, 2022 | VAXCYTE, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Guggenhime | |||||
| Andrew Guggenhime | ||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||