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): May 23, 2024
Immunocore Holdings plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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England and Wales
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001-39992
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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92 Park Drive,
Milton Park
Abingdon,
Oxfordshire,
United Kingdom
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OX14 4RY
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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+44 1235 438600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value £0.002 per share
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IMCR
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Ordinary share, nominal value £0.002 per share*
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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* Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on The Nasdaq Stock
Market LLC.
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
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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On May 23, 2024, Immunocore Holdings plc (the “Company”) held its
2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”). The shareholders considered the eleven resolutions set forth below, each of which were voted on and duly passed on a poll at the AGM. Each resolution is described in more detail in the
Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”). Set forth below are the results, including the number of votes cast for, against (or, in the case of Resolution 4,
“One Year,” “Two Years” and “Three Years”) and abstentions, with respect to each of the resolutions submitted for a vote of the shareholders at the AGM. An abstention is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a particular resolution.
Ordinary Resolutions
Resolution 1: To re-appoint as a director of the Company Bahija Jallal, Ph.D. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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34,240,387
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15,133
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4,239
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Resolution 2: To re-appoint as a director
of the Company Professor Sir John Bell. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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30,134,392
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4,121,144
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4,223
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Resolution 3: To approve, on advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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33,617,866
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636,901
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4,992
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Resolution 4: To indicate, on an advisory
basis, the preferred frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes were cast as follows:
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One Year
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Two Years
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Three Years
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34,206,579
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763
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52,417
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Based on the results of the vote, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors, the Company has
determined to hold future non-binding advisory votes to approve the compensation of its named executive officers on an annual basis until the next required non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of holding future votes regarding the
compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Resolution 5: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s U.S. independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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34,255,074
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2,057
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2,628
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Resolution 6: To re-appoint Deloitte LLP, a
limited liability partnership organized under the laws of England, as Company’s U.K. statutory auditors, to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of shareholders. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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34,254,044
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2,061
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3,654
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Resolution 7: To authorize the directors to determine the U.K. statutory auditors’ remuneration for the year ending December 31, 2024. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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34,255,844
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82
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3,833
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Resolution 8: To receive and adopt the U.K.
statutory annual accounts and reports for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 U.K. Annual Report”). The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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33,905,546
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342,006
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12,207
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Resolution 9: To approve the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is set forth as Annex A to the Proxy Statement and on pages 20 to 47 (inclusive) of the 2023 U.K. Annual Report. The votes were cast
as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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33,719,838
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535,752
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4,169
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Resolution 10: To authorize the Company to make political donations/incur political expenditure. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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34,199,266
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56,115
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4,378
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Special Resolution
Resolution 11: That, with effect from
the conclusion of the AGM, the draft articles of association produced to the AGM and, for the purpose of identification, initialed by the Chairman, be adopted as the articles of association of the Company in substitution for, and to the exclusion
of, the Company’s existing articles of association. The votes were cast as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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34,254,042
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668
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5,049
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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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IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC
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Dated: May 23, 2024
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By:
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/s/ Bahija Jallal, Ph.D.
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Name:
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Bahija Jallal, Ph.D.
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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