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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 14, 2024, Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals that are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2024.
The voting results for each of the proposals are reported below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Director
The Company’s stockholders elected one Class III Director for a three-year term, such term to continue until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027 and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Alan Edrick | 19,722,574 | 10,861,497 | 4,292,458 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 –Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||||
| 34,794,995 | 73,003 | 8,531 | ||||||||
Proposal 3 –Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by a non-binding advisory vote:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 27,472,149 | 903,608 | 2,208,314 | 4,292,458 | |||||||||||
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.
| HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. | ||
| Date: May 14, 2024 | /s/ John Fry | |
| John Fry | ||
| Chief Legal Counsel and Secretary | ||