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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 24, 2022, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date of April 26, 2022, 69,871,583 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 67,140,757 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Class III Directors
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the Class III director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected. The votes on Proposal 1 were as follows:
Class III Director Nominees |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
Lars Ekman, M.D., Ph.D. |
63,976,281 |
758,889 |
2,405,587 |
Matthew K. Fust |
63,142,267 |
1,592,903 |
2,405,587 |
Amrit Ray, M.D. |
64,377,587 |
357,583 |
2,405,587 |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The votes on Proposal 2 were as follows:
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
66,724,191 |
406,563 |
10,003 |
Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of a resolution approving the compensation the Company pays to its “named executive officers” as described in the Proxy Statement. The votes on Proposal 3 were as follows:
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
57,125,366 |
7,592,307 |
17,497 |
2,405,587 |
Proposal No. 4 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of the frequency of future advisory votes on approving the compensation the Company pays to its “named executive officers” as described in the Proxy Statement. The votes on Proposal 4 were as follows:
One Year |
Two years |
Three Years |
Abstain |
64,214,557 |
4,517 |
500,690 |
15,406 |
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.
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. |
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June 27, 2022 |
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/s/ Mardi C. Dier |
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Mardi C. Dier |