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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 21, 2024, Kineta, Inc. (the “Company”) held its previously announced 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each proposal are as follows:
1. The Company’s stockholders elected the three director nominees listed below to serve as Class III directors until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal, with the votes cast as follows:
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Kimberlee C. Drapkin |
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3,333,089 |
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69,544 |
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2,905,902 |
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Scott Dylla, Ph.D. |
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3,323,743 |
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78,890 |
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2,905,902 |
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Marion R. Foote |
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3,157,010 |
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245,623 |
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2,905,902 |
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2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, with the votes cast as follows:
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6,176,480 |
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81,445 |
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50,610 |
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3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, with the votes cast as follows:
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Withheld |
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3,064,450 |
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90,693 |
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247,490 |
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2,905,902 |
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4. The Company’s stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, to set the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, to every one year, with the votes cast as follows:
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2 Years |
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3 Years |
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Abstain |
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2,998,760 |
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25,702 |
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143,970 |
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234,201 |
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In light of the results of the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation annually until the next required non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of holding future votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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.
Date: June 25, 2024
Kineta, Inc.
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/s/ Craig Philips |
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Craig Philips |
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President |