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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 11, 2024

 

 

IGM Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39045

77-0349194

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

325 E. Middlefield Road

 

Mountain View, California

 

94043

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 965-7873

 

 

(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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

 

IGMS

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

See the information set forth below in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 11, 2024, IGM Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 33,566,071 shares of common stock outstanding of April 15, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 30,182,714 shares of common stock were present in person (including virtually) or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 89.9% of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The proposals voted upon at the meeting and the final voting results with respect to each proposal are as set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Each of the following nominees was elected to serve as a Class II director to serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

 

For

 

 

Withheld

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

M. Kathleen Behrens, Ph.D.

 

 

27,438,899

 

 

 

733,239

 

 

 

2,010,576

 

Elizabeth H.Z. Thompson, Ph.D.

 

 

28,077,410

 

 

 

94,728

 

 

 

2,010,576

 

Christina Teng Topsøe

 

 

27,546,088

 

 

 

626,050

 

 

 

2,010,576

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, was ratified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

30,136,577

 

 

 

42,532

 

 

 

3,605

 

 

N/A

Proposal 3: Approval of the Certificate of Amendment to the IGM Biosciences, Inc. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

The approval of a certificate of amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which limits the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law (the "Certificate of Amendment"), was approved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

27,942,900

 

 

 

226,567

 

 

 

2,671

 

 

2,010,576

A description of the Certificate of Amendment is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024, which description is incorporated herein by reference. Such description does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Proposal 4: Approval of Stock Option Exchange Program for Employees

The approval of a stock option exchange program for employees (excluding the Company's chief executive officer and non-employee directors), was approved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

27,297,288

 

 

 

869,661

 

 

 

5,189

 

 

2,010,576

A description of the stock option exchange program for employees is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description


3.1

Certificate of Amendment to the IGM Biosciences, Inc. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 11, 2024

104

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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.

 

 

 

IGM BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 14, 2024

By:

/s/ Misbah Tahir

 

 

 

Misbah Tahir
Chief Financial Officer

 


Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

IGM BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

IGM Biosciences, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

1.
The name of the Corporation is IGM Biosciences, Inc. The Corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) on August 25, 1993 under the name Palingen, Inc. The name of the Corporation was changed on October 13, 2010 to IGM Biosciences, Inc.
2.
This Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IGM Biosciences, Inc. was duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL by the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Corporation.
3.
Section 1, Article IX of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Section 1. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended from time to time, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation, on June 11, 2024.

By: /s/ Fred Schwarzer_____________________

Name: Fred Schwarzer

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 


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