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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On October 22, 2020, Semler Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2020. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
Proposal 1. Stockholders elected the following nominee to serve as the sole Class II Director on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results for the nominee were as follows:
Director Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Arthur “Abbie” Leibowitz, M.D., F.A.A.P. | 3,424,271 | 326,034 | 1,423,490 |
Proposal 2. Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results for were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
3,744,920 | 4,408 | 977 | 1,423,490 |
Proposal 3. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
Every Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
3,737,976 | 4,152 | 6,746 | 1,431 | 1,423,490 |
Consistent with the stockholder voting results above and the recommendation of the board of directors of the Company as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, the board of directors of the Company has determined to solicit a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required stockholder vote on the frequency of such non-binding advisory vote, or until the board of directors of the Company determines that a different frequency of such non-binding advisory vote is in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders.
Proposal 4. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
5,172,463 | 401 | 931 | 0 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC. | ||
Date: October 23, 2020 | By: | /s/ Douglas Murphy-Chutorian, M.D. |
Name: Douglas Murphy-Chutorian, M.D. | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |