Form 8-K - Current report

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 6, 2024

SANA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-39941	83-1381173
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

188 East Blaine Street, Suite 400

Seattle, Washington 98102

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 701-7914

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)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.0001 par value per share	SANA	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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. ☐

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

Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 6, 2024. The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. These proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024.

Proposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected all the nominees to serve as Class III directors of the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:


Nominees	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Joshua H. Bilenker, M.D.	148,997,261	16,148,638	13,427,015
Richard Mulligan, Ph.D.	149,561,266	14,901,700	14,109,948
Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter	144,161,860	20,256,138	14,154,916

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 by the votes set forth in the table below:


For	Against	Abstain
178,501,678	65,444	5,792

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	Sana Biotechnology, Inc.

Date: June 7, 2024	By:	/s/ Bernard J. Cassidy
		Bernard J. Cassidy
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Document and Entity Information	Jun. 06, 2024
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Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Jun. 06, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	SANA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-39941
Entity Tax Identification Number	83-1381173
Entity Address, Address Line One	188 East Blaine Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 400
Entity Address, City or Town	Seattle
Entity Address, State or Province	WA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	98102
City Area Code	(206)
Local Phone Number	701-7914
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Security 12b Title	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	SANA
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