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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 4, 2024

 

 

 

Akoya Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 001-40344 47-5586242
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		(Commission
File Number)		 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

100 Campus Drive, 6th Floor

Marlborough, MA
(Address of principal executive offices)

 01752
(Zip Code)

 

(855) 896-8401

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol		   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share   AKYA   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   x

 

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.

 

Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 4, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, as described below. Each of the proposals was described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024. The vote totals noted below are final voting results from the Annual Meeting.

 

Proposal 1

 

The Company’s stockholders elected the following three Class III Directors to hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Name  Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Scott Mendel  31,684,565   2,781,270   4,955,129 
Thomas P. Schnettler  26,235,050   8,230,785   4,955,129 
Robert Shepler  31,654,856   2,810,979   4,955,129 

 

Proposal 2

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
39,410,751   9,835   378 

 

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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 4, 2024 Akoya Biosciences, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Brian McKelligon
    Brian McKelligon
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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