--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000950170-23-028975" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DNA" cik: "0001830214" company_name: "Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-13T21:41:45.469039+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.15 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Ginkgo Bioworks shareholders elect nine directors; ratify EY; approve say-on-pay and annual frequency ## Summary - All nine director nominees elected: Jason Kelly and Reshma Shetty by Class B holders; remaining seven by combined class. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor approved: 4.55B votes for, 9.2M against. - Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 4.33B for, 11.5M against. - Annual frequency for say-on-pay votes selected: 4.33B votes supported 1-year interval. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000950170-23-028975 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DNA - cik: 0001830214 - company_name: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.15 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830214/000095017023028975/0000950170-23-028975-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830214/000095017023028975/dna-20230616.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-028975 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-028975.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-028975.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-06-16 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-16 source text: The results of the vote were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 4,330,188,852 11,463,528 3,915,074 214,945,590 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830214/000095017023028975/0000950170-23-028975-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Election of director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Jason Kelly and Reshma Shetty at the 2023-06-16 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-16 source text: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Jason Kelly 3,281,091,140 91,600 16,460 N/A Reshma Shetty 3,280,651,750 173,430 374,020 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830214/000095017023028975/0000950170-23-028975-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-06-16 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-16 source text: The results of the vote were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 4,328,967,974 697,993 14,355,978 1,545,509 214,945,590 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830214/000095017023028975/0000950170-23-028975-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Election of director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Arie Belldegrun, Marijn Dekkers, Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, Christian Henry, Reshma Kewalramani, Shyam Sankar, Harry E. Sloan at the 2023-06-16 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-16 source text: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Arie Belldegrun 4,280,098,969 62,471,850 2,996,635 214,945,590 Marijn Dekkers 4,318,732,200 23,958,890 2,876,364 214,945,590 Kathy Hopinkah Hannan 4,330,845,522 5,216,853 9,505,079 214,945,590 Christian Henry 4,271,325,469 71,302,232 2,939,753 214,945,590 Reshma Kewalramani 4,227,332,531 117,314,365 920,558 214,945,590 Shyam Sankar 4,235,750,075 106,868,125 2,949,254 214,945,590 Harry E. Sloan 4,314,608,717 25,322,641 5,636,096 214,945,590 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830214/000095017023028975/0000950170-23-028975-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-16 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-16 source text: The results of the vote were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 4,548,208,562 9,208,067 3,096,415 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830214/000095017023028975/0000950170-23-028975-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.