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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 21, 2023. At the Annual Meeting, there were present, in person or by proxy, holders of 71,462,456 shares of common stock, or approximately 91% of the total outstanding shares eligible to be voted. The holders present voted on the three proposals presented at the Annual Meeting as follows.
Proposal One - Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders approved the election of three Class III directors to the Company’s Board of Directors by the following votes:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Patricia L. Allen |
64,917,540 | 1,726,556 | 4,818,360 | |||
| Edward J. Benz, Jr., M.D. |
49,352,558 | 17,291,538 | 4,818,360 | |||
| Dennis L. Walsh |
64,905,637 | 1,738,459 | 4,818,360 |
Proposal Two - Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the narrative disclosures that accompany the compensation tables. The final votes were:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 64,932,371 | 1,688,178 | 23,547 | 4,818,360 |
Proposal Three - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 by the following votes:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 71,427,017 | 25,821 | 9,618 |
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.
| DECIPHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 22, 2023 | By: | /s/ Steven L. Hoerter | ||||
| Name: | Steven L. Hoerter | |||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||