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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 03, 2024 |
Turnstone Biologics Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-41747 |
83-2909368 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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9310 Athena Circle, Suite 300 |
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La Jolla, California |
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92037 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (347) 897-5988 |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock ($0.001 par value) |
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TSBX |
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Nasdaq Global Market |
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.
Turnstone Biologics Corp. (the ''Company'') held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 3, 2024 (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 in the following tables. Each of these proposals is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2024.
Proposal No.1 - To elect three nominees for Class I directors, to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or, if sooner, until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. The votes were cast as follows:
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Name |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker
Non-Votes |
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Michael Burgess, MBChb, Ph.D. |
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13,700,490 |
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130,618 |
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894,978 |
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Robert Gould, Ph.D. |
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11,212,703 |
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- |
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2,618,405 |
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894,978 |
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Rishi Gupta |
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13,768,277 |
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62,831 |
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894,978 |
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Proposal No.2 - To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The votes were cast as follows:
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker
Non-Votes |
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14,713,502 |
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11,884 |
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700 |
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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.
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TURNSTONE BIOLOGICS CORP. |
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Date: June 5, 2024 |
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By: |
/s/ Sammy Farah |
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Sammy Farah, M.B.A., Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer and Director |