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Seer, Inc. Reports 2026 Annual Meeting Voting Results
What Happened
Seer, Inc. (SEER) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 28, 2026 (record date May 29, 2026). Of 55,315,982 Class A shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 43,588,172 shares were represented at the meeting, establishing a quorum. Stockholders elected seven directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting: Omid Farokhzad, M.D.; Meeta Gulyani; Robert Langer, Sc.D.; Terrance McGuire; Dipchand (Deep) Nishar; Isaac Ro; and Nicolas Roelofs, Ph.D. The Company’s independent Inspector of Election was First Coast Results, Inc.
Other matters voted on at the meeting: stockholders ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026; stockholders approved the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation (say-on-pay); and stockholders did not ratify the Company’s proposed Tax Benefit Preservation Plan.
Key Details
- Shares outstanding (record date): 55,315,982 Class A shares; shares represented at meeting: 43,588,172.
- Directors elected (votes For / Withheld):
- Omid Farokhzad, M.D.: 24,697,365 For, 18,873,638 Withheld
- Meeta Gulyani: 34,126,223 For, 9,444,780 Withheld
- Robert Langer, Sc.D.: 33,789,932 For, 9,781,071 Withheld
- Terrance McGuire: 19,107,517 For, 24,460,487 Withheld
- Dipchand (Deep) Nishar: 19,804,387 For, 23,766,616 Withheld
- Isaac Ro: 34,183,083 For, 9,387,921 Withheld
- Nicolas Roelofs, Ph.D.: 30,750,548 For, 12,820,456 Withheld
- Auditor ratification: Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified — 31,414,257 For, 531,223 Against, 11,642,692 Abstentions.
- Say-on-pay (non-binding): Approved — 25,039,859 For, 9,579,485 Against, 8,952,769 Abstentions (16,059 broker non-votes).
- Tax Benefit Preservation Plan: Not ratified — 19,860,969 For, 14,561,820 Against, 9,149,324 Abstentions (16,059 broker non-votes).
Why It Matters
- Board control and governance: The seven Company-nominated directors were elected, shaping Seer’s board composition and strategic oversight for the coming year. Radoff-JEC group nominees did not prevail.
- Financial oversight: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP confirms continuity in external audit coverage for fiscal 2026.
- Compensation and tax plan outcomes: The advisory approval of executive compensation signals shareholder support for pay practices, while the rejection of the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan means that proposed protections to preserve certain tax benefits will not go into effect as proposed.
This 8-K discloses only the voting results from the July 28, 2026 Annual Meeting as tabulated by the Company’s inspector of election.