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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 13, 2023, uniQure N.V., (the “Company”) held its 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of May 16, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were approximately 47,595,251 ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”) outstanding. Each Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote on any matter presented at the Annual Meeting as a voting item.
The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023.
Voting Proposal 1 - Resolution to adopt the 2022 Dutch statutory annual accounts and treatment of the results. This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
34,885,068 | 13,546 | 57,380 | 0 |
Voting Proposal 2 - Resolution to discharge liability of the members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”). This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
29,690,330 | 53,374 | 54,448 | 5,157,842 |
Voting Proposal 3 - Reappointment of Madhavan Balachandran as non-executive director. This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
29,556,652 | 224,245 | 17,255 | 5,157,842 |
Voting Proposal 4 - Reappointment of Jack Kaye as non-executive director. This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
29,658,725 | 122,107 | 17,320 | 5,157,842 |
Voting Proposal 5 - Reappointment of Leonard Post as non-executive director This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
29,725,336 | 55,893 | 16,923 | 5,157,842 |
Voting Proposal 6 - Reappointment of Jeremy Springhorn as non-executive director. This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
28,032,354 | 1,749,356 | 16,442 | 5,157,842 |
Voting Proposal 7 - Resolution to renew the designation of the Board as the competent body to issue Ordinary Shares and grant rights to subscribe for Ordinary Shares. This proposal was not approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
16,651,973 | 18,230,724 | 73,297 | 0 |
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Voting Proposal 8 - Resolution to reauthorize the Board to exclude or limit preemptive rights upon the issuance of Ordinary Shares and granting of rights to subscribe for Ordinary Shares. This proposal was not approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
16,623,482 | 18,246,948 | 85,564 | 0 |
Voting Proposal 9 - Resolution to reauthorize the Board to repurchase Ordinary Shares This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
34,809,932 | 67,984 | 78,078 | 0 |
Voting Proposal 10 - Resolution to appoint KPMG Accountants N.V. as external auditors of the Company for the financial year 2023. This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
34,882,126 | 11,413 | 62,455 | 0 |
Voting Proposal 11 - Resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. This proposal was approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
29,174,332 | 610,091 | 13,729 | 5,157,842 |
Voting Proposal 12 - Resolution to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2014 Share Incentive Plan. This proposal was not approved as set forth below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
12,728,636 | 17,056,763 | 12,753 | 5,157,842 |
Based on the foregoing votes, the shareholders re-elected Madhavan Balachandran, Jack Kaye, Leonard Post and Jeremy Springhorn as non-executive directors, each to serve until the 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, and approved Proposals 1, 2, 9, 10 and 11.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
UNIQURE N.V. | ||
Date: June 16, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jeannette Potts |
Jeannette Potts | ||
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer |
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