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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 3, 2025, Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and the following proposals were adopted:
| 1. | Election of three Class III directors, Edward M. Kaye, M.D., Seth L. Harrison, M.D. and Arthur O. Tzianabos, Ph.D., each to serve a three-year term, which will expire upon the earlier of the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified: |
| Nominees |
Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Edward M. Kaye, M.D. |
29,220,313 | 4,224,823 | 5,350,616 | |||||||||
| Seth L. Harrison, M.D. |
29,269,703 | 4,175,433 | 5,350,616 | |||||||||
| Arthur O. Tzianabos, Ph.D. |
29,241,848 | 4,203,288 | 5,350,616 | |||||||||
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Withheld/Abstaining | ||
| 38,678,091 |
67,754 | 49,907 |
| 3. | Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2025: |
| Shares For |
Shares Against |
Shares Withheld/Abstaining |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 30,543,514 |
2,882,907 | 18,715 | 5,350,616 |
| 4. | Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
| Every One Year |
Every Two Years |
Every Three Years |
Shares Withheld/Abstaining | |||
| 33,069,622 |
5,202 | 320,652 | 49,660 |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: June 4, 2025
| STOKE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas E. Leggett | |
| Thomas E. Leggett | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||