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 8, 2020

INVITAE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36847

27-1701898

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1400 16th Street,

San Francisco, California

94103

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(415) 374-7782

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation 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, $0.0001 par value per share

NVTA

The New York Stock Exchange LLC

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.

Invitae Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 8, 2020. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of those votes are set forth below.

The following Class I directors were elected to serve until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:


	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Geoffrey S. Crouse		46,056,848		21,786,616		28,155,850
Christine M. Gorjanc		43,129,833		24,713,631		28,155,850

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
66,686,582	976,546	180,336	28,155,850

The frequency of holding an advisory vote of the Company’s named executive officers every year was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis.


Every Year	Every Two Years	Every Three Years	Abstain
67,295,090	128,319	114,928	305,127

In accordance with the results of the advisory vote, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year, until the next non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. An advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers is required to be held at least once every six years.

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 was ratified.


For	Against	Abstain
95,271,279	509,083	218,951

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.

Dated: June 12, 2020