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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): June 25, 2020

 

 

XENCOR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-36182

 

20-1622502

(State of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

111 West Lemon Avenue

Monrovia, California 91016

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (626) 305-5900

 

 

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 Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

XNCR

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 June 25, 2020, Xencor, Inc. (the “Company”) held our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 54,693,722 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, which represents approximately 95.95% of the Company’s 57,001,671 shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date of April 27, 2020. Stockholders considered the three proposals outlined below, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

Our stockholders elected the eight persons listed below as directors, each to serve until our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:

Votes

Broker

    

Votes for

    

Withheld

    

Non-Votes

Dr. Bassil I. Dahiyat

 

46,967,560

23,825

7,702,337

Dr. Ellen G. Feigal

46,942,317

49,068

7,702,337

Dr. Kevin C. Gorman

 

46,940,617

50,768

7,702,337

Mr. Kurt A. Gustafson

41,434,461

5,556,924

7,702,337

Mr. Yujiro S. Hata

46,928,654

62,731

7,702,337

Dr. A. Bruce Montgomery

46,927,949

63,436

7,702,337

Mr. Richard J. Ranieri

46,788,721

202,664

7,702,337

Ms. Dagmar Rosa-Bjorkeson

 

46,896,472

94,913

7,702,337

Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Our stockholders ratified the selection by our Audit Committee of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The final voting results are as follows:

Broker

Votes for

Votes Against

Abstention

Non-votes

54,637,402

33,128

23,192

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Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

Our stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. Stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers. The final voting results are as follows:

Broker

Votes for

Votes Against

Abstention

Non-votes

46,583,958

364,600

42,827

7,702,337

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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.

 

 

Date: June 26, 2020

 

XENCOR, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Celia E. Eckert

 

 

 

Celia E. Eckert

 

 

 

Secretary

 

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