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Vertex Pharmaceuticals logoVertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX

The company said shareholders elected Sangeeta Bhatia, Lloyd Carney and others as directors at its annual meeting held on May 15, 2024, to serve until the 2025 annual meeting. Bruce Sachs received 207,616,033 votes for and 14,397,759 votes against.

8-KSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The company said shareholders elected Sangeeta Bhatia, Lloyd Carney and others as directors at its annual meeting held on May 15, 2024, to serve until the 2025 annual meeting. Bruce Sachs received 207,616,033 votes for and 14,397,759 votes against.

  2. Vertex Pharmaceuticals said shareholders approved the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent outside auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The vote was 229,460,523 for, 3,987,619 against and 290,126 abstentions.

  3. The company said shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2023 compensation program for its named executive officers. The vote was 202,098,575 for, 19,223,784 against and 875,760 abstentions.

  4. The company said a shareholder proposal on a special shareholder meeting improvement was approved with 160,438,357 votes for and 61,494,550 against. A shareholder proposal for a report on racial and gender pay gaps was not approved, with 63,865,687 votes for and 157,637,997 against.

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Director Election Results

The company said shareholders elected Sangeeta Bhatia, Lloyd Carney and others as directors at its annual meeting held on May 15, 2024, to serve until the 2025 annual meeting. Bruce Sachs received 207,616,033 votes for and 14,397,759 votes against.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Approval of Ernst & Young LLP Appointment

Vertex Pharmaceuticals said shareholders approved the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent outside auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The vote was 229,460,523 for, 3,987,619 against and 290,126 abstentions.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The company said shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2023 compensation program for its named executive officers. The vote was 202,098,575 for, 19,223,784 against and 875,760 abstentions.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Shareholder Proposal Voting Results

The company said a shareholder proposal on a special shareholder meeting improvement was approved with 160,438,357 votes for and 61,494,550 against. A shareholder proposal for a report on racial and gender pay gaps was not approved, with 63,865,687 votes for and 157,637,997 against.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.