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Each of Joseph Capper, Betty Jo Rocchio and William Plovanic were elected to the Board to serve as Class I directors until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors, if any, are elected or appointed, or their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal, as follows: Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Joseph Capper 27,244,482 567,207 5,650,509 Betty Jo Rocchio 27,595,955 215,734 5,650,509 William Plovanic 27,497,453 314,236 5,650,509","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561921/000110465926072931/0001104659-26-072931-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e59e3cf93b33c0158fd49feb04fc1894e11eb314","claim":"TELA Bio, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. at the 2026-04-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3 - Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 20,891,695 6,900,032 19,962 5,650,509","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561921/000110465926072931/0001104659-26-072931-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e5d5493a4e76ea58252625f2c35f5480ba3b9842","claim":"TELA Bio, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the TELA Bio, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the authorized shares issuable thereunder by 3,500,000 shares. at the 2026-04-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4 - Approval of an amendment to the TELA Bio, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the authorized shares issuable thereunder by 3,500,000 shares. The Plan Amendment was approved, as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 27,256,266 538,830 16,593 5,650,509","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561921/000110465926072931/0001104659-26-072931-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-04-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}