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Vote for % of shares voted Votes against % of shares voted Votes withheld 290,456,675 91.74% 26,150,725 8.26% 120,158,855","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1719714/000119312526223071/0001193125-26-223071-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"69b93cb740370c27ef037aa1546376e0ce0689a2","claim":"Mereo BioPharma Group plc shareholders approved Re-election of directors at the 2026-05-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Resolution 7 That Justin Roberts be re-appointed as a director of the Company. Vote for % of shares voted Votes against % of shares voted Votes withheld 295,886,535 93.77% 19,670,940 6.23% 121,208,780 Resolution 8 That Dr. Daniel Shames be re-appointed as a director of the Company. Vote for % of shares voted Votes against % of shares voted Votes withheld 297,469,530 94.27% 18,085,670 5.73% 121,211,055 Resolution 9 That Marc Yoskowitz be re-appointed as a director of the Company. 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Vote for % of shares voted Votes against % of shares voted Votes withheld 311,313,685 98.22% 5,656,600 1.78% 119,795,970","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1719714/000119312526223071/0001193125-26-223071-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"9cc23211a97359b9d99c572c05cc38905a05ac36","claim":"Mereo BioPharma Group plc shareholders approved Advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-05-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Resolution 6 That the compensation of the Company's named executive officers be approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis. 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Vote for % of shares voted Votes against % of shares voted Votes withheld 429,804,470 98.59% 6,156,620 1.41% 805,165","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1719714/000119312526223071/0001193125-26-223071-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c1f6771f5a2e9e4044559eb2b577c4c2eb091f81","claim":"Mereo BioPharma Group plc shareholders approved Authorization to allot shares at the 2026-05-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Resolution 10 That the Directors are authorized in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of £3,591,354.73. The authority set out in Resolution 10 will expire on June 30, 2029 and would replace the existing authority granted at the general meeting of the Company held on May 22, 2023 to the extent not utilized at the date this Resolution is passed. 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