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 15, 2025

INSMED INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
000-30739
54-1972729
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

700 US Highway 202/206
 
08807
Bridgewater, New Jersey
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
   

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 977-9900

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
INSM
Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On May 15, 2025, at the annual meeting of shareholders of Insmed Incorporated (the “Company” and the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders approved Amendment No. 2 to the Insmed Incorporated Amended and Restated 2019 Incentive Plan (the “2019 Incentive Plan”), which was previously adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
 
A summary of the material terms and conditions of the 2019 Incentive Plan is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”) under “Proposal No. 4: Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Insmed Incorporated Amended and Restated 2019 Incentive Plan,” which summary is incorporated herein by reference. This summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, (i) the 2019 Incentive Plan, which was included as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, (ii) Amendment No. 1 to the 2019 Incentive Plan, which was included as Appendix A to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2024, and (iii) Amendment No. 2 to the 2019 Incentive Plan, which was included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement.
 
ITEM 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

A total of 181,820,010 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of March 7, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 166,336,150 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which shareholders voted on four proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders, and the final voting results of each such matter.

Proposal 1.
Election of Four Class I Directors.

By the following votes, shareholders elected Leo Lee and William H. Lewis to serve as Class I directors until the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Leo Lee
128,784,508
 
18,556,201
 
18,995,441
William H. Lewis
140,744,212
 
6,596,497
 
18,995,441

Proposal 2.
Advisory Vote on the 2024 Compensation of Named Executive Officers.

By the following vote, shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
142,263,777
 
4,990,969
 
85,963
 
18,995,441

Proposal 3.
Ratification of the Appointment of an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

By the following vote, shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
160,950,440
 
5,335,836
 
49,874

Proposal 4.
Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Insmed Incorporated Amended and Restated 2019 Incentive Plan.

By the following vote, shareholders approved Amendment No. 2 to the 2019 Incentive Plan:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
137,896,887
 
9,337,276
 
106,546
 
18,995,441




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.

Dated: May 16, 2025
INSMED INCORPORATED
   
 
By:
/s/ Michael A. Smith
 
Name:
Michael A. Smith
 
Title:
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary