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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 89bio, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. As of the close of business on April 3, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 145,984,182 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, each of the Company’s director nominees was elected and each of the other proposals voted on were approved. The final voting results are set forth below:
| Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Proposal 1. Election of Class III Directors |
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| • Martin Babler |
104,787,288 | 19,874,826 | 9,430,895 | |||||||||||||
| • Derek DiRocco, Ph.D. |
63,538,191 | 61,123,923 | 9,430,895 | |||||||||||||
| • Lota Zoth, C.P.A. |
121,166,878 | 3,495,236 | 9,430,895 | |||||||||||||
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||||||||||||||
| Proposal 2. Ratification of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditor |
134,065,959 | 25,635 | 1,415 | |||||||||||||
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
114,892,045 | 9,734,420 | 35,649 | 9,430,895 | ||||||||||||
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.
| 89bio, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 30, 2025 | By: | /s/ Rohan Palekar | ||||
| Rohan Palekar | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||