Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 22, 2022

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bluebird bio, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware	001-35966	13-3680878
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

455 Grand Union Boulevard, Somerville, MA		02145
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(339) 499-9300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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, $0.01 par value per share	BLUE	The NASDAQ Stock Market 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 ☐

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Item 5.07			Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 22, 2022, bluebird bio, Inc. (the “Company”) held its previously announced Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. At the Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the proposals as follows: (i) Nick Leschly and Najoh Tita-Reid as Class III members of the Board to serve until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (“Proposal 1”); (ii) to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers (“Proposal 2”); and (iii) ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (“Proposal 3”).

The Company’s stockholders re-elected the two persons listed below as Class III directors pursuant to Proposal 1. The voting results were as follows:


	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Nick Leschly	26,282,797	16,394,826	56,471	10,292,175
Najoh Tita-Reid	42,154,364	480,496	99,234	10,292,175

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2 in a non-binding advisory vote. The voting results were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
39,680,750	2,947,051	106,293	10,292,175

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 3. The voting results were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
52,651,440	280,226	94,603	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.



Date: June 23, 2022	bluebird bio, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Jason F. Cole
	Name:	Jason F. Cole
	Title:	Chief Strategy & Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer