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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Codexis, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 11, 2024. The proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2024. The vote results detailed below represent final results as certified by the Inspector of Elections.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected Esther Martinborough and H. Stewart Parker for a three-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or their earlier resignation or removal. The voting results are as follows:
| Number of Votes | ||||||||||||
| Name of Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Esther Martinborough |
49,420,795 | 549,085 | 10,933,724 | |||||||||
| H. Stewart Parker |
43,999,692 | 5,970,188 | 10,933,724 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results are as follows:
| Number of Votes | ||||
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 60,720,539 | 86,389 | 96,676 | ||
Proposal 3. 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. The voting results are as follows:
| Number of Votes | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 47,194,745 | 2,628,567 | 146,568 | 10,933,724 | |||
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.
| CODEXIS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 13, 2024 |
By: | /s/ Sriram Ryali | ||||
| Sriram Ryali | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||