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): May 17, 2022

Personalis, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(650) 752-1300

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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

On May 17, 2022, Personalis, Inc. (the “Company”) virtually held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Present at the Annual Meeting virtually or by proxy were the holders of 35,302,378 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 78.1% of the 45,184,940 shares of common stock outstanding as of the close of business on March 18, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2022. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Proposal 1. Stockholders elected each of the two nominees for Class III director to serve until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 2. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 3. Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 4. Stockholders indicated, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a frequency of one year for future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

In light of this result, the Company has decided to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of non-binding votes on executive compensation.

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 thereunto duly authorized.