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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): June 8, 2023

 

 

AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-41199   46-4600503

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

43 Thorndike, St.,

Cambridge, MA

  02141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 682-0917

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 per share   AMLX   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.

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 8, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered and voted on the two proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2023. The final voting results are set forth below.

Proposal 1 – Election of Class II Directors

The stockholders of the Company elected George Mclean Milne Jr., Ph.D. and Paul Fonteyne as Class II directors of the Company, for a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of the Class II directors were as follows:

 

Name

   Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

George Mclean Milne Jr., Ph.D.

   44,362,315    9,410,140    3,822,825

Paul Fonteyne

   44,736,816    9,035,639    3,822,825

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders of the Company ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstain

57,585,098

 

8,018

 

2,164

No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.


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.

 

    AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: June 9, 2023     By:  

/s/ James M. Frates

      James M. Frates
      Chief Financial Officer

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