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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 17, 2024 (the “Meeting”), the stockholders of Innoviva, Inc. (“Innoviva”) elected six members to our board of directors, each for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2025, as follows:
| Members | Number of Shares Voted For | Number of Shares Voted Against or Abstained | Broker Non- Votes | ||||||||
| Mark DiPaolo, Esq. | 52,630,405.53 | 1,369,108 | 2,544,371.42 | ||||||||
| Jules Haimovitz | 52,638,945.53 | 1,360,568 | 2,544,371.42 | ||||||||
| Odysseas D. Kostas, M.D. | 53,558,321.53 | 441,192 | 2,544,371.42 | ||||||||
| Sarah Schlesinger, M.D. | 52,024,328.53 | 1,975,185 | 2,544,371.42 | ||||||||
| Derek Small | 53,731,768.53 | 267,745 | 2,544,371.42 | ||||||||
| Sapna Srivastava, Ph.D. | 48,313,815.53 | 5,685,698 | 2,544,371.42 | ||||||||
At the Meeting, our stockholders next approved on a non-binding advisory basis, Innoviva’s executive compensation. The vote for such approval was 52,833,150.39 shares for, 1,146,788 shares against, 19,575.14 shares abstaining, and 2,544,371.42 shares of broker non-votes.
Also at the Meeting, our stockholders next ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Innoviva of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The vote for such ratification was 56,265,724.95 shares for, 271,022 shares against, 7,138 shares abstaining and 0 broker non-votes.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INNOVIVA, INC. |
| Date: June 20, 2024 | By: | /s/ Pavel Raifeld |
| Pavel Raifeld | ||
| Chief Executive Officer |