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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): August 8, 2019

WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Singapore		001-37627		00-0000000
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7 Straits View #12-00, Marina One East Tower Singapore				018936
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +65 6236 3388

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

Title of each class		Trading symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
$0 Par Value Ordinary Shares		WVE		The 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  ☐

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.

(a)

On August 8, 2019, Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 34,280,578 ordinary shares issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the meeting date of August 8, 2019, a preliminary quorum of 28,856,898 ordinary shares, or 84.17%, of the eligible shares, was present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

(b)

The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting, all of which are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”). The preliminary voting results for each of the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1 (a) – (g)- Shareholders re-elected each of the Company’s seven existing directors to the Board of Directors for a term ending on the Company’s 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and his successor is duly elected and qualified, with the preliminary votes cast as follows:

Board of Directors Nominee		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Vote
Paul B. Bolno, M.D.			26,628,095				94,280				25,313				2,109,210
Christian Henry			23,549,575				3,172,300				25,813				2,109,210
Peter Kolchinsky, Ph.D.			25,422,443				1,299,432				25,813				2,109,210
Koji Miura			26,654,900				67,475				25,313				2,109,210
Adrian Rawcliffe			26,653,700				68,175				25,813				2,109,210
Ken Takanashi			20,868,154				5,854,221				25,313				2,109,210
Gregory L. Verdine, Ph.D.			26,554,630				167,745				25,313				2,109,210

Proposal 2- Shareholders re-appointed KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and independent Singapore auditor for the year ending December 31, 2019, and to authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to fix KPMG LLP’s remuneration for services provided through the date of the Company’s 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, with the preliminary votes cast as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Vote
28,828,368		3,425		25,105		0

Proposal 3- Shareholders approved the Company’s payment of cash and equity-based compensation to the Company’s non-employee directors for their service on the Board of Directors and its committees, in the manner and on the basis set forth in the Proxy Statement, with the preliminary votes cast as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Vote
26,681,816		36,459		29,413		2,109,210

Proposal 4- Shareholders approved a general authorization for the directors of the Company to allot and issue ordinary shares of the Company, in the manner and on the basis set forth in the Proxy Statement, with the preliminary votes cast as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Vote
26,045,610		626,723		75,355		2,109,210

Proposal 5- Shareholders approved the Company’s 2019 Employee Share Purchase Plan, as described in the proxy statement, with the preliminary votes cast as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Vote
26,643,204		28,434		76,050		2,109,210

Proposal 6- Shareholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis only, the compensation of our named executive officers, in the manner and on the basis set forth described in the proxy statement, with the preliminary votes cast as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Vote
23,436,292		3,209,941		101,455		2,109,210

Proposal 7- Shareholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis only, holding future votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year. The preliminary votes of the shareholders’ non-binding, advisory vote with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstain		Broker Non- Vote
26,497,927		1,685		221,971		26,105		2,109,210

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: August 14, 2019