--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001628280-23-022349" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "SEER" cik: "0001726445" company_name: "Seer, Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:56:11.806633+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.4 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Seer shareholders approve board declassification; two directors receive over 24% withhold votes ## Summary - Declassification proposal approved: 77.5M for, 5.9K against, 4.0M broker non-votes; certificate amended June 14. - Deloitte & Touche ratified as auditor with 81.5M votes for. - Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 60.8M for, 12.3M against, 4.4M abstentions. - Four directors elected; Hallal (70.1%) and McGuire (72.7%) each had ~24-30% withhold votes. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001628280-23-022349 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: SEER - cik: 0001726445 - company_name: Seer, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.4 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/0001628280-23-022349-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/seer-20230615.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-022349 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-022349.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-022349.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes Seer, Inc.: Board approved an amendment and restatement of the bylaws to align with the charter amendment and include other changes (effective 2023-06-15). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2023-06-15 source text: On June 15, 2023, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “A&R Bylaws”) to align the Company’s bylaws with the Amendment, among other changes. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/0001628280-23-022349-index.htm - Governance Changes Seer, Inc.: Filed amendment to the certificate of incorporation to phase out the classified board structure (effective 2023-06-14). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2023-06-14 source text: On June 14, 2023, following the approval of the stockholders of Seer, Inc. (the “Company”) of Proposal One at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”, as discussed below), the Company filed an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to phase out the classified structure of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/0001628280-23-022349-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Seer, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Omid Farokhzad, M.D., Meeta Gulyani, David Hallal and Terrance McGuire as directors at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal Four – Election of Directors The table below presents the voting results of the election of the four directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders by the Company’s stockholders: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Percent of Voted Broker Non-Votes Omid Farokhzad, M.D. 70,123,224 7,384,749 90.5 % 4,004,328 Meeta Gulyani 70,122,337 7,385,636 90.5 % 4,004,328 David Hallal 54,309,805 23,198,168 70.1 % 4,004,328 Terrance McGuire 56,342,550 21,165,423 72.7 % 4,004,328 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/0001628280-23-022349-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Seer, Inc. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal Three – Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The Company’s stockholders elected to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 60,841,553 12,258,019 4,408,401 4,004,328 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/0001628280-23-022349-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Seer, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal Two – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 by the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 81,500,742 6,152 5,407 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/0001628280-23-022349-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Seer, Inc. shareholders approved Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to phase out the classified structure of the Board of Directors at the 2023-06-14 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-14 source text: Proposal One – Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation The table below presents the voting results of the Declassification Proposal by the Company’s stockholders: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 77,497,967 5,866 4,140 4,004,328 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726445/000162828023022349/0001628280-23-022349-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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