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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2023

 

TELA Bio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39130   45-5320061

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 24

Malvern, Pennsylvania

 

19355
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 320-2930

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   TELA   Nasdaq Global Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 1, 2023, TELA Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 5, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 19,227,777 outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The Annual Meeting was conducted virtually, and the following is a brief description of the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2023.

 

(a)        Proposal 1 — Election of Class I Directors. Each of Lisa Colleran and Doug Evans were elected to the Board to serve as Class I directors until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors, if any, are elected or appointed, or their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal, as follows:

 

Name   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Lisa Colleran   14,316,642   1,055,675   1,821,457
Doug Evans   13,535,182   1,837,135   1,821,457

 

(b)       Proposal 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year was ratified, as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
17,188,505   3,312   1,957  

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  TELA BIO, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Antony Koblish
  Name: Antony Koblish
  Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Date: June 2, 2023