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 2, 2017

 


 

T2 BIOSYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36571

 

20-4827488

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

101 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

(781) 761-4646
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


 

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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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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.  o

 

 

 



 

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

 

(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (the “Company”) occurred on June 2, 2017

 

(b) There were a total of 30,594,342 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, 27,554,441 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.  The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the stockholders, each of which was approved by the requisite vote. The votes with respect to each proposal are set forth below.

 

1.     Proposal 1: Election of Class I Directors

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Stanley Lapidus

 

21,556,301

 

476,995

 

8,661

 

5,502,484

 

John W. Cumming

 

18,992,692

 

2,989,064

 

70,201

 

5,502,484

 

David Elsbree

 

21,500,788

 

480,653

 

70,516

 

5,502,484

 

 

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the Class III Director nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

2.     Proposal 2: Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

For:

 

27,413,441

 

Against:

 

111,059

 

Abstain:

 

29,941

 

 

Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified and approved.

 

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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.

 

Date:  June 6, 2017

T2 BIOSYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Darlene Deptula-Hicks

 

 

Darlene Deptula-Hicks

 

 

SVP and Chief Financial Officer

 

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