ILLUMINA, INC. 8-K

What Happened
Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) filed an 8-K reporting the certified results of its 2026 Annual Meeting held May 21, 2026 (certified May 22, 2026). All nine director nominees were elected for one-year terms (through the 2027 annual meeting). Stockholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2027, and approved on an advisory basis the compensation of the company's named executive officers.

Key Details

• Record date: March 26, 2026; total outstanding votes: 151,906,915. Shares represented at the meeting: 141,044,031 (92.85% of voting power), constituting a quorum.
• Directors elected (votes For / Against / Abstain; broker non-votes = 10,428,546 for each director):
  • Caroline Dorsa: 129,020,055 / 1,381,556 / 213,874
  • Scott Gottlieb: 126,295,735 / 4,211,159 / 108,591
  • David King: 130,096,979 / 406,635 / 111,871
  • Keith Meister: 127,260,988 / 3,131,490 / 223,007
  • Anna Richo: 122,087,025 / 8,419,738 / 108,722
  • Philip Schiller: 127,849,385 / 2,655,930 / 110,170
  • Susan Siegel: 127,743,940 / 2,653,560 / 217,985
  • Jacob Thaysen: 129,638,977 / 766,261 / 210,247
  • Scott Ullem: 129,428,256 / 906,945 / 280,284
• Auditor ratification (Proposal 2): Ernst & Young LLP approved — For 133,174,094; Against 7,762,010; Abstain 107,927.
• Advisory vote on executive compensation (Proposal 3, "say-on-pay"): Approved — For 121,746,792; Against 8,464,596; Abstain 404,097; Broker non-votes 10,428,546.

Why It Matters
These results confirm the company’s board composition and governance direction for the coming year and preserve continuity in external audit oversight with Ernst & Young. The advisory approval of executive pay indicates majority shareholder support for the disclosed compensation practices (note: the say-on-pay vote is non‑binding). For investors, the outcomes reduce near-term governance uncertainty and indicate shareholder backing on key corporate governance matters disclosed in the proxy.