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 3, 2022
SERA PROGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-40606 | | 26-1911522 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2749 East Parleys Way, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, Utah | | 84109 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 990-0520
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | | SERA | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 3, 2022, Sera Prognostics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) via live audio webcast on the Internet. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders: (1) elected each of Jane F. Barlow, M.D., MPH, MBA, Mansoor Raza Mirza, M.D., and Marcus Wilson, Pharm.D., to the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director for a term of three years to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal (“Election of Directors”); and (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (“Auditor Ratification”). A more complete description of each of these matters is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2022.
The number of votes cast in favor or against or withheld by the stockholders and, where applicable, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes on each of the foregoing matters are set forth below.
1. Election of Directors
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Nominee | | Shares Voted For | | Shares Voted to Withhold Authority | | Broker Non-votes |
Jane F. Barlow, M.D., MPH, MBA | | 15,626,263 | | 14,347 | | 7,470,416 |
Mansoor Raza Mirza, M.D. | | 15,256,849 | | 383,761 | | 7,470,416 |
Marcus Wilson, Pharm.D. | | 15,420,794 | | 219,816 | | 7,470,416 |
2. Auditor Ratification
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Shares Voted For | | Shares Voted Against | | Shares Abstaining | | Broker Non-votes |
23,098,495 | | 7,502 | | 5,029 | | — |
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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| SERA PROGNOSTICS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Jay Moyes |
| | Jay Moyes |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 6, 2022