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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 13, 2024, Tempest Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. These proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as a Class III directors, to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The final voting results were as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Stephen Brady |
7,637,500 | 272,157 | 6,284,864 | |||
| Michael Raab |
7,557,131 |
352,526 | 6,284,864 | |||
| Ronit Simantov |
7,632,144 |
277,513 | 6,284,864 |
Proposal 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 7,466,910 | 167,307 | 275,440 |
6,284,864 |
Proposal 3. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The final voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | ||
| 14,040,756 | 132,300 |
21,465 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TEMPEST THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Stephen Brady | ||||
| Name: | Stephen Brady | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||