GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR, the “Company” or “Burning Rock”), a company focused on the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology in the field of precision oncology, today announced that all shareholder resolutions proposed at the Company’s 2021 annual general meeting held today were duly passed. Specifically, the shareholders passed the following resolutions approving:
- the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as auditor of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 and the authorization for the directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of the auditor;
- the re-election of Yusheng Han, Gang Lu and Shaokun Chuai as directors of the Company;
- the approval, confirmation and ratification of the adoption of the 2021 Long-term Equity Incentive Plan and the grant of options thereunder, the vesting of which is tied to the Company’s future stock performances; and
- the authorization of each of the directors of the Company to take any and all action that might be necessary to effect the foregoing resolutions as such director, in his or her absolute discretion, thinks fit.
About Burning Rock
Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR), whose mission is to Guard Life via Science, focuses on the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology in the field of precision oncology. Its business consists of i) NGS-based therapy selection testing for late-stage cancer patients, with the leading market share in China and over 273,000 tissue and liquid-based tests completed cumulatively, and ii) NGS-based cancer early detection, which has moved beyond proof-of-concept R&D into the clinical validation stage.
For more information about Burning Rock, please visit: www.brbiotech.com.
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