UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2019

 

 

Aduro Biotech, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

740 Heinz Avenue

Berkeley, California 94710

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 848-4400

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ☒ 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒

 

Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Set forth below are the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of Stockholders of Aduro Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 14, 2019 at the Company’s offices at 740 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, California 94710, along with the final voting results thereon:

Proposal 1—To elect the three Class I directors named below to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.  Each of the three named nominees was so elected, with the votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:

 

Proposal 2—To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.  This proposal was approved by the requisite vote, with the votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.