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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): June 2, 2021

Blueprint Medicines Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

001-37359

 

26-3632015

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 45 Sidney Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

02139

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 374-7580

 

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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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.

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

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

BPMC

Nasdaq Global Select Market

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

Blueprint Medicines Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 2, 2021. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting.

1.The Company’s stockholders elected George D. Demetri, M.D. and Lynn Seely, M.D. as Class III directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to the election of such Class III directors were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

George D. Demetri, M.D.

26,328,404

26,147,330

1,944,554

Lynn Seely, M.D.

37,134,769

15,340,965

1,944,554

2.The Company’s stockholders approved the non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation paid to its named executive officers. The results of the stockholders’ non-binding, advisory vote with respect to compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

51,256,830

1,208,065

10,839

1,944,554

3.The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The results of the stockholders’ vote with respect to such ratification were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstaining

54,266,939

140,283

13,066

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 Date: June 4, 2021

By:

/s/ Jeffrey W. Albers

 

 

Jeffrey W. Albers

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

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