8-K: Current report filing
Published on September 28, 2023
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 27, 2023, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following two (2) proposals and cast their votes as described below. These matters are described in detail in the Definitive Proxy Statement.
The final results for Proposals 1 and 2 as set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement were as follows:
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
The following four (4) individuals were elected as directors, to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified with the following votes:
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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1. Jeffrey Wolf |
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4,071,387 |
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2,010,944 |
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7,014,730 |
2. John Monahan, Ph.D. |
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3,945,590 |
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2,136,741 |
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7,014,730 |
3. Edward B. Smith, III |
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3,828,019 |
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2,254,312 |
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7,014,730 |
4. John Prendergast, Ph.D. |
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3,832,636 |
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2,249,695 |
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7,014,730 |
Proposal 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified and approved the appointment of BDO USA, P.A. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, based on the votes set forth below:
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Votes Against |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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10,491,636 |
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2,343,064 |
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262,361 |
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0 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Description |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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.
Dated: September 28, 2023 |
NIGHTHAWK BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Jeffrey Wolf |
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Name: |
Jeffrey Wolf |
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Title: |
Chairman, President and |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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