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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 18, 2021
 
SELECTA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware 001-37798 26-1622110
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 (Commission
File Number)
 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 

65 Grove Street, Watertown, MA 02472
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(617) 923-1400
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (Par Value $0.0001)SELBThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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

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 18, 2021, Selecta Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 76,356,811 shares of the Company’s common stock were present electronically or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 67.46% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 21, 2021 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2021.

Item 1 - Election of three Class II Directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
NOMINEEVotes FORVotes WITHHELDBroker Non-Votes
Göran Ando, M.D.53,398,2348,034,02714,924,550
Carrie S. Cox53,388,4818,043,78014,924,550
Aymeric Sallin45,267,26216,164,99914,924,550


Item 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
Votes FORVotes AGAINSTVotes ABSTAINEDBroker Non-Votes
76,269,77350,62836,410-


Based on the foregoing votes, Göran Ando, M.D., Carrie S. Cox, and Aymeric Sallin were elected as Class II Directors and Item 2 was approved.



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.
 
 SELECTA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
  
  
Date: June 21, 2021By:/s/ Carsten Brunn, Ph.D.
  Carsten Brunn, Ph.D.
  President and Chief Executive Officer