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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
Current Report
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Seagen Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders voted on the three proposals listed below. The final results of the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”).
| 1. | To elect the following two Class III directors to hold office until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. |
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||
| Ted W. Love, M.D. |
133,161,729 | 32,741,161 | 57,343 | 7,592,133 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel G. Welch |
150,747,063 | 14,878,274 | 334,896 | 7,592,133 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 140,889,623 |
24,997,815 | 72,795 | 7,592,133 |
| 3. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 169,825,848 |
3,658,604 | 67,914 | — |
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.
| SEAGEN INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 19, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jean I. Liu | ||||
| Jean I. Liu | ||||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||||
