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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 20, 2024, Aileron Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to consider and vote upon the matters listed below. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.
| 1. | The stockholders of the Company elected Brian Windsor, Ph.D. and Alan A. Musso as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such matter were as follows: |
| Name | For |
Withheld |
Broker | |||
| Brian Windsor, Ph.D. |
7,828,121 | 24,847 | 3,442,389 | |||
| Alan A. Musso |
7,828,044 | 24,924 | 3,442,389 |
| 2. | The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such matter were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker | |||||||||
| 7,326,953 |
109,458 | 416,557 | 3,442,389 |
| 3. | The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such matter were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||||||
| 10,817,251 |
61,696 | 416,410 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document). | |
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.
| AILERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 21, 2024 | By: | /s/ Brian Windsor | ||||
| Brian Windsor, Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||