Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): June 7, 2019

Synthorx, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-38756	46-4709185
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11099 N. Torrey Pines Road, Suite 190 La Jolla, California		92037
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 750-4789

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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, par value $0.001 per share

THOR

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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. ☒

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 7, 2019, Synthorx, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 22, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 32,142,214 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons listed below as Class I Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:


	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Laura Shawver, Ph.D.		26,729,357		2,454,557		1,338,373
Vickie Capps		26,361,109		2,822,805		1,338,373
Peter Thompson, M.D.		26,361,164		2,822,750		1,338,373

Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The final voting results are as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker

Non-Votes

30,522,264

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.