MeiraGTx Holdings plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 12, 2025, MeiraGTx Holdings plc (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 59,311,935 of the Company’s ordinary shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 74.2% of the Company’s ordinary shares outstanding as of the April 14, 2025 record date. Following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025.
Item 1 – Election of one Class I director to hold office until the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2028 and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.
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Thomas E. Shenk, Ph.D. | 40,330,324 | 9,063,978 | 9,917,633 |
Item 2 – Ratification, by ordinary resolution, of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
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45,403,500 | 13,874,350 | 34,085 |
Based on the above voting results, the director nominee named above was elected and Item 2 was approved.
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SIGNATURE
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 17, 2025 | ||
MEIRAGTX HOLDINGS PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Giroux | |
Name: | Richard Giroux | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | |
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