Bionano Genomics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 10, 2025
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bionano Genomics, Inc. (the “Company”), on June 10, 2025, the Board appointed Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D., to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 11, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 14, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), 3,101,438 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.
A total of 1,483,363 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Annual Meeting in person, by virtual attendance, or by proxy, which represents approximately 47.82% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the Record Date.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected the two persons listed below as Class I Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2028 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 | |||||||||||||||||
R. Erik Holmlin, Ph.D. | 377,358 | 336,261 | 769,744 | |||||||||||||||||
David Barker, Ph.D. | 382,707 | 330,912 | 769,744 | |||||||||||||||||
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 as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting. The final voting results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
375,470 | 328,513 | 9,636 | 769,744 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of BDO USA, P.C. by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The final voting results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
1,304,265 | 99,528 | 79,570 | 769,744 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4. Approval of the Issuance of Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Purchase Warrants.
The Company’s stockholders approved, for the purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the issuance of up to an aggregate of 661,374 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of certain Purchase Warrants issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, dated January 3, 2025, among the Company and certain institutional investors party thereto. The final voting results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
369,176 | 311,661 | 5,782 | — | |||||||||||||||||
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.
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| Date: June 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ R. Erik Holmlin, Ph.D. | ||||||||||||
| R. Erik Holmlin, Ph.D. | ||||||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||||||