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 7, 2023

 

Ventyx Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-40928		83-2996852
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

662 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 250

Encinitas, CA 92024

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(760) 593-4832

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		VTYX		The 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.

We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on June 7, 2023. Of the 58,456,970 shares of our common stock outstanding as of April 13, 2023, 51,703,177 shares of common stock were represented, either by attending the virtual annual meeting or by proxy, constituting, of the shares entitled to vote, approximately 88.45% of the outstanding shares of common stock. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below.

 

1.	Election of Two Class II Directors. The following nominees were re-elected by the holders of our common stock to serve as our Class II directors to hold office until our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee		For				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Raju Mohan, Ph.D.			40,743,417				3,928,095				7,031,665
William White, J.D., M.P.P.			36,321,695				8,349,817				7,031,665

 

2.	Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation was approved based on the following results of voting:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
40,593,832		4,076,320		1,360		7,031,665

 

3.	Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified based on the following results of voting:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
51,699,933		1,219		2,025		—

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 9, 2023