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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The proposals set forth below were submitted to the stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Aura Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 7, 2023, with each such proposal described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2023.
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 37,800,102. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 25,731,072. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the two (2) director nominees below to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class II directors to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| David Johnson |
13,248,297 | 3,275,812 | 9,206,963 | |||||||||
| Karan Takhar |
13,248,607 | 3,275,502 | 9,206,963 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 25,725,525 | 3,721 | 1,826 |
There were zero broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
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.
| Aura Biosciences, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 7, 2023 | By: | /s/ Julie Feder | ||||
| Julie Feder Chief Financial Officer | ||||||