06/09/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/09/2026 14:36
On June 9, 2026, Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Certificate of Second Amendment (the "Certificate of Amendment") to the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 450,000,000 shares. The increase in the number of authorized shares was approved by the holders of a majority of the votes cast on the matter at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), as described in Item 5.07 below.
The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On June 9, 2026, the Company held its Annual Meeting to consider and vote on the four proposals set forth below, each of which is described in detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2026. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1. Election of directors.
The Company's stockholders elected each of the following individuals to serve as class III directors for a three-year term ending at the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal, with the votes cast as follows:
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Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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|
Douglas S. Ingram |
120,859,999 |
26,195,825 |
24,200,700 |
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|
Claire Mazumdar, Ph.D. |
122,859,060 |
24,196,764 |
24,200,700 |
Proposal 2. Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.
The Company's stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, with the votes cast as follows:
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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|
143,849,919 |
3,154,118 |
51,787 |
24,200,700 |
Proposal 3. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm.
The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with the votes cast as follows:
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||
|
171,030,133 |
204,449 |
21,942 |
0 |
Proposal 4. Approval of amendment to the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.
The Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 450,000,000 shares, with the votes cast as follows:
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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|
170,323,683 |
909,020 |
23,821 |
0 |
No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting.