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): May 6, 2021
NURIX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39398 | 27-0838048 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1700 Owens Street, Suite 205 San Francisco, California |
94158 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(415) 660-5320
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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, $0.001 par value per share | NRIX | 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. |
On May 6, 2021, Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its virtual 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders exclusively online via live webcast (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2021. There were 34,460,833 shares of common stock present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented approximately 77.76% of the voting power of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s common stock were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on March 12, 2021.
The stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
1. To elect two Class I directors, each of whom is currently serving on the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.
2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2021.
The final voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| David Lacey, M.D. |
30,425,290 | 1,965,511 | 2,070,032 | |||||||||
| Julia P. Gregory |
26,971,638 | 5,419,163 | 2,070,032 | |||||||||
Each of the two nominees for director was elected to serve until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.
Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 34,381,976 | 77,979 | 878 | — | |||||||||
The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2021.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NURIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Arthur T. Sands | ||||
| Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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