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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 31, 2023, MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Company’s Annual Meeting, holders of the Company’s voting securities with a total aggregate voting power of 40,792,746 votes were present in person or represented by proxy, provided, however, that shares of Common Stock issued in respect of shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock were not entitled to vote on the Issuance Proposal (as defined below). The matters submitted for a vote and the related results are set forth below.
| (1) | Election of six (6) directors to hold office for a one year term and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier incapacity, removal or resignation: |
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Chris Chapman | 16,342,788 | 439,439 | 12,219,051 | |||
| Craig Eagle | 14,772,763 | 2,009,464 | 12,219,051 | |||
| Christopher C. Schreiber | 16,350,050 | 432,177 | 12,219,051 | |||
| Joshua Silverman | 15,566,045 | 1,216,182 | 12,219,051 | |||
| Jude Uzonwanne | 14,413,848 | 2,368,379 | 12,219,051 | |||
| Bill J. White | 16,490,668 | 291,559 | 12,219,051 |
The terms of the Company’s directors were scheduled to expire at the Annual Meeting, and the Board nominated all six directors for re-election at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, Dr. Chris Chapman, Dr. Craig Eagle, Mr. Christopher C. Schreiber, Mr. Joshua Silverman, Mr. Jude Uzonwanne, and Mr. Bill J. White were elected as directors of the Board to serve for a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
| (2) | Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Plan of Merger”) between the Company and its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“MyMD Delaware”), pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into MyMD Delaware for the sole purpose of changing the Company’s state of domicile, including the approval of the Certificate of Incorporation of MyMD Delaware (the “Reincorporation Proposal”): |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 15,699,321 | 1,026,077 | 56,829 | 12,219,051 |
| (3) | Authorization, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), of the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying shares of convertible preferred stock and warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 21, 2023, by and among the Company and the investors named therein, in an amount equal to or in excess of 20% of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of such convertible preferred stock and warrants (including upon the operation of anti-dilution provisions contained in such convertible preferred stock and warrants): |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 15,753,076 | 883,582 | 145,569 | 12,219,051 |
| (4) | Ratification of the appointment of Morison Cogen LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | ||
| 28,724,777 | 208,334 | 68,167 |
| (5) | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 16,015,758 | 640,968 | 125,501 | 12,219,051 |
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2023, and the amendment thereto, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
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.
| MYMD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| Date: August 1, 2023 | By: | /s/ Chris Chapman |
| Chris Chapman, M.D. | ||
| President | ||