Viridian holders back board, KPMG and pay plan
Viridian Therapeutics held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, where holders of common stock as of the April 7, 2026 record date could vote.
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Viridian Therapeutics held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, where holders of common stock as of the April 7, 2026 record date could vote. As of that date, 103,071,889 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.
Stockholders elected Class II directors Tomas Kiselak and Jennifer K. Moses to serve until the 2029 annual meeting. Kiselak received 72,363,500 votes for and 14,475,646 withheld, while Moses received 86,378,842 for and 460,304 withheld, with 6,733,104 broker non-votes for each.
Stockholders ratified KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, with 92,866,008 votes for. They also approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation and indicated a preference to hold the advisory say-on-pay vote every year, which the board has adopted.
8-K Event Classification
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 2, 2026, Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which holders of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on April 7, 2026 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote. As of the close of business on the Record Date, 103,071,889 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding.
At the Annual Meeting, each of the Company’s director nominees was elected and the other proposals voted on were approved. The final voting results are set forth below:
1. Election of the two Class II director nominees to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Tomas Kiselak |
72,363,500 | 14,475,646 | 6,733,104 | |||||||||
| Jennifer K. Moses |
86,378,842 | 460,304 | 6,733,104 | |||||||||
2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 92,866,008 | 512,582 | 193,660 | — |
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 83,512,086 | 3,113,724 | 213,336 | 6,733,104 |
4. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain | |||
| 86,084,347 | 29,762 | 517,682 | 207,355 |
As a result of the foregoing vote, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will conduct a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.
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.
| Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 3, 2026 | By: | /s/ Stephen Mahoney | ||||
| Stephen Mahoney | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||