Form 8-K - Current report

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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): May 29, 2024

 

 

Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-39536		84-3199512
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3000 Pegasus Park Drive, Suite 1430 Dallas, Texas		75247
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value		TSHA		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company ☒

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. ☐

 

 

 

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

On May 29, 2024, Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2024. Of the 187,018,275 shares outstanding as of the record date, 149,637,228 shares, or approximately 80%, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal No. 1: Election of two nominees to serve as directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:

 

Name		Votes For		Votes Withheld
Sean Stalfort		131,752,418		287,609
Alison Long, M.D., Ph.D.		131,962,513		77,514

Broker Non-Votes: 17,597,201

Both nominees were elected.

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The votes were cast as follows:

 

		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstained
Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP		149,476,359		60,416		100,453

Broker Non-Votes: 0

 

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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.

 

				Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.
Dated: May 30, 2024				By:		/s/ Kamran Alam
						Kamran Alam
						Chief Financial Officer

Document and Entity Information	May 29, 2024
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Entity Central Index Key	0001806310
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	May 29, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-39536
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-3199512
Entity Address, Address Line One	3000 Pegasus Park Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 1430
Entity Address, City or Town	Dallas
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75247
City Area Code	(214)
Local Phone Number	612-0000
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Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Security 12b Title	Common Stock, $0.00001 par value
Trading Symbol	TSHA
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
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Entity Ex Transition Period	false

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