Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) of Repligen Corporation (the Company) was held on May 15,
2019. Proxies were solicited pursuant to the Companys proxy statement filed on April 18, 2019, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The number of shares of the Companys common stock, $0.01 par value per share (Common Stock), entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was
44,073,998. The number of shares of Common Stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 42,316,427, representing 96.01% of the total number of shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of
Common Stock was entitled to one vote with respect to matters submitted to the Companys stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting,
the Companys stockholders were asked (i) to elect the Companys Board of Directors, (ii) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2019, and (iii) to vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Companys named executive officers.
The voting results reported below are final.
Proposal 1
Election of the Board of Directors
Nicolas M. Barthelemy, Glenn L. Cooper, John G. Cox, Karen A. Dawes, Tony J. Hunt, Glenn P. Muir, and
Thomas F. Ryan, Jr. were duly elected as the Companys Board of Directors. The results of the election were as follows:
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NOMINEE
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FOR
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% FOR
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AGAINST
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% AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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% ABSTAIN
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BROKER
NON-
VOTES
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Nicolas M. Barthelemy
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32,300,035
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82.94
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%
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6,634,985
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17.04
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%
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7,824
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0.02
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%
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3,373,583
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Glenn L. Cooper
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38,585,227
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99.08
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%
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350,453
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0.90
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%
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7,164
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0.02
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%
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3,373,583
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John G. Cox
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38,807,800
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99.65
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%
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127,768
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0.33
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%
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7,276
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0.02
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%
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3,373,583
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Karen A. Dawes
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32,126,552
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82.50
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%
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6,808,553
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17.48
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%
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7,739
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0.02
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%
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3,373,583
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Tony J. Hunt
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38,748,027
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99.50
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%
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186,905
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0.48
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%
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7,912
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0.02
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%
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3,373,583
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Glenn P. Muir
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38,732,594
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99.46
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%
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201,974
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0.52
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%
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8,276
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0.02
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%
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3,373,583
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Thomas F. Ryan, Jr.
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31,640,420
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81.25
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%
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7,295,149
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18.73
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%
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7,275
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0.02
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%
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3,373,583
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Proposal 2 Ratify the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2019 was ratified. The results of the ratification were as follows:
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ABSTAIN
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BROKER
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VOTES
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NUMBER
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42,048,311
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260,477
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7,639
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PERCENTAGE OF VOTED
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99.37
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%
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0.61
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%
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0.02
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