UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): July 15, 2015
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35980 | 20-0094687 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
530 Fairview Avenue North, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98109
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(206) 378-6266
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On July 15, 2015, NanoString Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, proxies representing 15,376,677 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 83.5% of the total shares entitled to vote, were present and voted on the following proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 27, 2015:
Proposal One – Election of Class II Directors. The following nominees were each elected as Class II director to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Gregory Norden |
12,782,264 | 266,203 | 2,328,210 | |||||||||
| Charles P. Waite |
12,693,916 | 354,551 | 2,328,210 | |||||||||
Proposal Two – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 15,369,189 | 6,482 | 1,006 |
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.
| NanoString Technologies, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ R. Bradley Gray | |
| R. Bradley Gray | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: July 17, 2015