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 2, 2020
MeiraGTx Holdings plc
(Exact name .of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman Islands |
001‑38520 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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450 East 29th Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(646) 860‑7985
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Ordinary Shares, $0.00003881 par value per share |
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MGTX |
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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).
Emerging growth company ☒
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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 2, 2020, MeiraGTx Holdings plc (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 33,582,050 of the Company’s ordinary shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 91.2% of the Company’s ordinary shares outstanding as of the April 6, 2020 record date. Following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2020.
Item 1 – Election of three Class II directors to hold office until the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2023 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
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BROKER NON-VOTES |
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Ellen Hukkelhoven, Ph.D. |
25,927,251 |
1,353,653 |
6,301,146 |
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Joel S. Marcus |
23,094,105 |
4,186,799 |
6,301,146 |
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Nicole Seligman |
25,901,817 |
1,379,087 |
6,301,146 |
Item 2 – Ratification, by ordinary resolution, of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
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33,310,731 |
260,368 |
10,951 |
Based on the foregoing votes, the director nominees named above were elected and Item 2 was approved.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: June 8, 2020
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MEIRAGTX HOLDINGS PLC |
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/s/ Richard Giroux |
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Richard Giroux |
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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