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): May 29, 2019

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-36014

26-0662915

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


88 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA		02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 649-8600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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	AGIO	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).

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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.

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 29, 2019. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

The Company’s stockholders elected Jacqualyn A. Fouse, Ph.D., David Scadden, M.D. and David P. Schenkein, M.D. as class III directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such class III directors were as follows:


	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Jacqualyn A. Fouse, Ph.D.		50,463,054		530,227		2,157,841
David Scadden, M.D.		50,904,028		89,253		2,157,841
David P. Schenkein, M.D.		49,897,537		1,095,744		2,157,841

The Company’s stockholders approved the non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation paid to its named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ non-binding, advisory vote with respect to compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
49,869,695	1,116,307	7,279	2,157,841

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
53,081,362	53,962	15,798	0

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.