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)

May 10, 2019

Alector, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

131 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 600

South San Francisco, California 94080

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(415) 231-5660
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

151 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 300

South San Francisco, California 94080

(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):

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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.  ☒

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

 

 

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On May 10, 2019, Alector, Inc. (“Alector”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 68,871,792 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 21, 2019, the record date for the meeting, 47,539,095 shares of common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting 69% of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, Alector’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2019. The following is a brief description of each matter voted on and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for and against each matter, and if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. Each matter was approved.

1. The Class I director nominees were elected to serve until Alector’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

2. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Alector’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The voting results were as follows:

 

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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.