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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 8, 2022


XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-4088087-1082097
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(844) 445-5704
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(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 per shareXERSThe Nasdaq Global Select 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).

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 8, 2022. As of April 12, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 135,528,195 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2022: (i) to elect BJ Bormann, Garheng Kong and John Schmid as Class I directors of the Company to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal (“Proposal 1”) and (ii) to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (“Proposal 2”).

The Company’s stockholders approved the Class I director nominees recommended for election in Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted for the Class I directors as follows*:
Class I Director NomineeForWithholdBroker Non-Votes
BJ Bormann41,468,3156,255,17032,110,653
Garheng Kong46,352,8541,370,63132,110,653
John Schmid41,520,2656,203,22032,110,653

The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting were as follows*:
ForAgainstAbstain
79,036,677687,062110,399

*Fractional shares have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.



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.

Date: June 8, 2022Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.
By:/s/ Steven M. Pieper
Name: Steven M. Pieper
Title: Chief Financial Officer