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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Vaccinex, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 11, 2023, the Company’s stockholders voted on the matters described below.
| Proposal 1. | The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominees as directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring in 2026. |
| Director Nominee |
Votes For |
Authority Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Gerald E. Van Strydonck |
26,745,493 | 213,769 | 7,639,048 | |||
| Barbara Yanni |
26,763,394 | 195,868 | 7,639,048 |
| Proposal 2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained | ||
| 34,406,314 | 108,269 | 83,727 |
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.
| VACCINEX, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 12, 2023 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Scott E. Royer | |||||
| Scott E. Royer | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||