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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 9, 2022, Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting.
| a) | Proposal 1. The stockholders of the Company elected Jill C. Milne, Fred Callori and Michael Kishbauch as Class I directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of Class I directors were as follows: |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non- Votes | Votes Abstaining | ||||
| Jill C. Milne | 8,688,988 | 450,686 | 1,427,038 | — | ||||
| Fred Callori | 8,686,030 | 453,644 | 1,427,038 | — | ||||
| Michael Kishbauch | 8,667,716 | 471,958 | 1,427,038 | — |
| b) | Proposal 2. The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the ratification of such appointment were as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Broker Non-Votes | Votes Abstaining | |||
| 10,547,051 | 17,840 | — | 1,821 |
| c) | Proposal 3. The stockholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the advisory vote on executive compensation were as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Broker Non-Votes | Votes Abstaining | |||
| 9,099,838 | 35,437 | 1,427,038 | 4,399 |
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.
| ASTRIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| Date: June 9, 2022 | By: | /s/ Ben Harshbarger |
| Ben Harshbarger | ||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||