Generation Bio Co. — Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2021

Jun 10, 2021

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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 9, 2021

Generation Bio Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware — (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	​	001-39319 — (Commission File Number)	​	81-4301284 — (IRS Employer Identification No.)

301 Binney Street Cambridge, MA		02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	​	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 655-7500

Not applicable

(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, $0.0001 par value per share	​	GBIO	​	Nasdaq Global Select 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).

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 9, 2021, Generation Bio Co. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 56,593,330 shares of common stock were entitled to vote as of April 13, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 52,252,191 shares of common stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum to conduct business.

The following proposals were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1 Election of Jeffrey Jonas, M.D., Geoff McDonough, M.D. and Donald Nicholson, Ph.D. as Class I directors to the Company’s board of directors, each to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders; and

Proposal 2 Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

On June 10, 2021, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the independent inspector of election for the Annual Meeting, delivered its final report as to the voting results for each of these proposals. The following are the final voting results for each of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1. Election of Class I Directors.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Nominee	​	Votes For	​	Votes Withheld	​	Broker Non-Votes
Jeffrey Jonas, M.D.	​	30,418,024	​	20,234,532	​	1,599,635
Geoff McDonough, M.D.	​	45,926,738	​	4,725,818	​	1,599,635
Donald Nicholson, Ph.D.	​	39,687,366	​	10,965,190	​	1,599,635

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders of the Company elected Jeffrey Jonas, M.D., Geoff McDonough, M.D. and Donald Nicholson, Ph.D. as Class I directors to the Company’s board of directors, each to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP.

​	​	​	​	​	​
​	Votes For	​	Votes Against	​	Abstentions
​	52,250,266	​	942	​	983

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to serve for the year ending December 31, 2021.

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.

​	GENERATION BIO CO.
Date: June 10, 2021	By:	/s/ Geoff McDonough
		Name: Geoff McDonough, M.D.
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer