Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
uniQure N.V. (uniQure) held its 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The total number of uniQures ordinary shares (Ordinary Shares) eligible to vote at the AGM was 33,054,926, with one vote per Ordinary Share. The shareholders of uniQure voted on the following agenda items, each of which is described in more detail in uniQures proxy statement:
Agenda Item IV - To adopt the 2018 Dutch statutory annual accounts and treatment of the results
Regarding the proposal to adopt the Dutch statutory annual accounts for the financial year 2018, 27,117,712 votes were cast in favour of the proposal, 826 votes were cast against the proposal, 2,293 votes abstained, and there were 5,934,095 non-votes and no uncast votes.
Agenda Item V - To discharge the liability of the Board of Directors of uniQure (the Board)
Regarding the proposal to grant discharge to the members of the Board for the management and conducted policy during the financial year 2018, 27,093,849 votes were cast in favour of the proposal, 24,819 votes were cast against the proposal, 2,163 votes abstained, and there were 5,934,095 non-votes and no uncast votes.
Agenda Item VI - To re-elect Mr. Matthew Kapusta as executive director
Regarding the proposal to re-elect Mr. Matthew Kapusta as executive director of the Board for a term ending at uniQures 2022 annual general meeting, 26,192,400 votes were cast in favour of the proposal, 972,483 votes were cast against the proposal, 948 votes abstained, and there were 5,934,095 non-votes and no uncast votes.
Agenda Item VII - To designate the Board as the competent body to issue Ordinary Shares and options to purchase Ordinary Shares (Options) under the uniQure 2014 Amended and Restated Share Option Plan (the 2014 Restated Plan)
Regarding the proposal to renew the designation of the Board as the competent body to issue Ordinary Shares and Options under the 2014 Restated Plan, 20,428,052 votes were cast in favour of the proposal, 6,689,667 votes were cast against the proposal, 3,112 votes abstained, and there were 5,934,095 non-votes and no uncast votes.
Agenda Item VIII To reauthorize the Board as the competent body to exclude or limit preemptive rights in connection with the issuance of Ordinary Shares
Regarding the proposal to reauthorize the Board as the competent body to exclude or limit preemptive rights in connection with the issuance of Ordinary Shares, 20,420,377 votes were cast in favor of the proposal, 6,696,724 votes were cast against the proposal, 3,730 votes abstained, and there were 5,934,095 non-votes and no uncast votes
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Agenda Item IX To reauthorize the Board to repurchase Ordinary Shares
Regarding the proposal to reauthorize the Board to acquire the Companys own fully paid-up Ordinary Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the issued share capital of the Company, 27,103,046 votes were cast in favour of the proposal, 3,911 votes were cast against the proposal, 13,874 votes abstained, and there were 5,934,095 non-votes and no uncast votes.
Agenda Item X To appoint KPMG Accounts N.V (KPMG) as uniQures independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 financial year
Regarding the proposal to appoint KPMG as the external auditor for the 2019 financial year, 2019, 32,861,996 votes were cast in favour of the proposal, 594,136 votes were cast against the proposal, 9,400 votes abstained, and there were no non-votes and no uncast.
Agenda Item XI
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of uniQures named executive officers
Regarding the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of uniQures named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, 27,100,012 votes were cast in favor of the proposal, 17,640 votes were cast against the proposal, 3,361 votes abstained, and there were 5,934,095 non-votes and no uncast votes.
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