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 11, 2020

 

 

Alector, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-38792		82-2933343
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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)

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):

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001		ALEC		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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.

On May 11, 2020, Alector, Inc. (“Alector”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). 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 30, 2020. 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.

1. The Class II director nominees were elected to serve until Alector’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Director Name:		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes				Percentage of Votes in Favor
Mr. Terry McGuire			50,348,975				2,389,404				6,724,715				63.7	%
Dr. Kristine Yaffe			50,348,975				2,389,404				6,724,715				63.7	%

2. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Alector’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes		Percentage of Votes in Favor
59,432,848		12,426		78,820		—		75.2%

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: May 15, 2020