ACCELERON PHARMA INC. (NASDAQ:XLRN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ACCELERON PHARMA INC. (NASDAQ:XLRN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 6, 2018, Acceleron Pharma Inc. (the “Company”) held its previously announced Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following three proposals: (i) to electHabib J. Dable,Terrence C. Kearney, andKaren L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D.as ClassIIdirectors of the Company's board of directors, each for a three year term ("Proposal 1"); (ii) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as described in the proxy statement ("Proposal 2"); and (iii)to ratify the selection of Ernst& Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018 ("Proposal 3").

For Proposal 1, the Company's stockholders elected the nominees listed below to the Company’s board of directors. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting for Proposal 1 were as follows:

For Proposal 2, the Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as described in the proxy statement. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting for Proposal 2 were as follows:

For Proposal 3, the stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst& Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018. The votes cast at the Annual Meeting for Proposal 3 were as follows:

About ACCELERON PHARMA INC. (NASDAQ:XLRN)
Acceleron Pharma Inc. is a United States-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutic candidates that are based on mechanisms, which the human body uses to regulate the growth and repair of its cells and tissues. Its therapeutic candidates are used to treat serious and rare diseases. The Company’s pipeline includes Luspatercept, Sotatercept, Dalantercept, ACE-083, ACE-2494, ACE-1332, ACE-3891, ACE-2798, ACE-2536 and ACE-2395. Luspatercept promotes red blood cell production. It is developing Sotatercept for the treatment of chronic kidney disease. Dalantercept treats cancers by inhibiting blood vessel formation by inhibiting signaling through the activin receptor-like kinase (ALK) 1 receptor. ACE-083 is for the treatment of focal muscle disorders. ACE-2494 is designed to treat systemic muscle disorders. ACE-3891, ACE-1332, ACE-2798, ACE-2536 and ACE-2395 are in preclinical stage of development.