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Director Nominee Votes For Withhold Broker Non-Vote Timothy P. Coughlin 34,867,452 3,431,326 6,317,414 Jane A. Gross, Ph.D. 34,876,816 3,421,962 6,317,414","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1339970/000095017023023257/0000950170-23-023257-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4092fdaa2b8ba1f9c6546a3a581e3d0aa4f575f5","claim":"aTYR PHARMA INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-12-31 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. 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