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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): May 20, 2022

 

 

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39083   81-2730369

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

499 Illinois Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, California 94158

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(415) 906-4324

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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, $0.0001 par value   VIR   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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2022, Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 28, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 132,341,617 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons listed below as Class III Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:

 

     Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Jeffrey S. Hatfield

    97,249,664    4,951,509    9,053,309

Saira Ramasastry

    94,279,184    7,921,989    9,053,309

George Scangos, Ph.D.

    97,342,218    4,858,955    9,053,309

Proposal 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
94,041,769   8,061,417   97,987   9,053,309

Proposal 3. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
110,979,183   113,597   161,702   0

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.

 

        Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
Dated: May 24, 2022     By:  

/s/ Howard Horn

      Howard Horn
      Chief Financial Officer
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