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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 8, 2021, Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”).
| 1. | Election of Directors |
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Eric Dobmeier | 57,911,201 | 7,640,482 | 7,007,220 | |||
| William Heiden | 58,914,890 | 6,636,793 | 7,007,220 | |||
| Beth Seidenberg, M.D. | 58,620,151 | 6,931,532 | 7,007,220 |
Each of the three nominees for director was elected to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected.
| 2. | Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers |
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 64,159,489 | 1,216,269 | 175,925 | 7,007,220 |
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
| 3. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
| For |
Against | Abstentions | ||
| 72,449,904 | 47,327 | 61,672 |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Amar Murugan | |
| Amar Murugan | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||
Date: June 9, 2021