8-K
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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): December 4, 2024

 

 

SYNLOGIC, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-37566

26-1824804

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

PO Box 30

 

Winchester, Massachusetts

 

01890

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 659-2802

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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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, par value $0.001 per share

 

SYBX

 

The NASDAQ Capital Market

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

 

N/A

 

The NASDAQ Capital Market

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).

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.



(a)
On December 4, 2024, the Company held its Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, a quorum of 9,633,925 shares of the Company’s common stock, or 82.36% of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote as of the record date of November 1, 2024, were present or represented by proxy.

(b) The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting:

1. The following nominee was reelected to serve on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) as Class III director until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, based on the following votes:

 

Nominee

Shares Voted For

 

Shares Voted To Withhold Authority

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

Nick Leschly

 

6,876,144

 

 

317,492

 

 

2,440,289

 

 

After the Annual Meeting, Richard P. Shea and James Flynn continued to serve as Class I Directors for terms that expire at the 2025 annual meeting, and Peter Barrett, Ph.D., Michael Heffernan, and Edward Mathers continued to serve as Class II Directors for terms that expire at the 2026 annual meeting.

2. The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, based on the following votes:

 

Shares Voted For

 

Shares Voted Against

 

Shares Abstaining

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

3,337,618

 

 

543,326

 

 

3,312,692

 

 

2,440,289

 

 

3. The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified, based on the following votes:

 

Shares Voted For

 

Shares Voted Against

 

Shares Abstaining

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

9,589,958

 

 

43,758

 

 

209

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
   
No.

 

 

Description

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

 

 


 

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.

Date: December 4, 2024

Synlogic, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antoine Awad

 

 

Name:

Title:

Antoine Awad
Principal Executive Officer