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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): May 20, 2022
 
Instil Bio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
 
Delaware001-4021583-2072195
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
3963 Maple Avenue, Suite 350
Dallas, Texas
75219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(972) 499-3350
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):
 
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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, $0.000001 par valueTILThe 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.

On May 20, 2022, Instil Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022. Of the 129,183,301 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date, 112,100,436 shares, or approximately 86.8% were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of votes withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each such matter.

Proposal 1. Stockholders elected each of the following nominees to serve as Class I directors on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results for such nominees were as follows:

Director Name

Votes For

Votes Withheld
Broker Non- Vote
Bronson Crouch104,840,7702,217,1575,042,509
Jack Nielsen102,562,3374,495,5905,042,509


Proposal 2. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the board of directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For

Votes Against
AbstentionsBroker Non- Vote
112,044,69123,80431,941
 
 
 



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  Instil Bio, Inc.
Date:May 20, 2022  By: /s/ Sandeep Laumas, M.D.
   Sandeep Laumas, M.D.
   Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)