UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 14A

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KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, Inc.

9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150

San Diego, California 92121

April []March , 20222023

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 20222023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., or the Annual Meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2022Monday, May 8, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., Eastern time. This year’s Annual Meeting will be held via the Internet. Stockholders will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online regardless of location via the Internet at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/2022/2023/vm. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by first registering at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023. You will receive a meeting invitation by e-mail with your unique join link along with a password prior to the meeting date. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

to elect four directors to the Board of Directors to hold office for the following year until their successors are elected;

to approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 175,000,0005,500,000 to 275,000,000;

75,000,000 (“Proposal 2”);

to approve an amendment to the Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to increaseadjournment of the Annual Meeting in the event that the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000;

and Series C Preferred Stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and voting “FOR” the adoption of Proposal 2 are insufficient;

to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2022;2023; and

to transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Please complete, sign and return the proxy card whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. Alternatively, you may vote online at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023. Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own. Voting by proxy will not prevent you from voting at the virtual Annual Meeting (provided you follow the revocation procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement) but will assure that your vote is counted if you cannot attend.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the employees of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., we thank you for your continued support and look forward to speaking with you at the Annual Meeting.

 By:

 

By:

/s//s/ Robert E. Hoffman

 

Robert E. Hoffman

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board

If you have any questions or require any assistance in voting your shares, please call:

Alliance Advisors LLC

200 Broadacres Drive, 3rd Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

855-600-2576



Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Date:

 

June 21, 2022May 8,2023

Time:

 

12:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Place:

 

This year’s Annual Meeting will be held via the Internet. Stockholders will be able to listen, vote and submit questions regardless of location via the Internet at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/2022/2023/vm. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by first registering at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023. You will receive a meeting invitation by e-mail with your unique join link along with a password prior to the meeting date.

At our 20222023 Annual Meeting, we will ask you:

1.
to elect four directors to the Board of Directors to hold office for the following year until their successors are elected;
2.
to approve an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 5,500,000 to 75,000,000;
3.
to approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting in the event that the number of shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and voting “FOR” the adoption of Proposal 2 are insufficient;
4.
to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2023; and
5.
to transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

1.

to elect four directors to the Board of Directors to hold office for the following year until their successors are elected;

2.

to approve an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 175,000,000 to 275,000,000;

3.

to approve an amendment to our Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000;

4.

to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2022; and

5.

to transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

You may vote at the Annual Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting) if you were a stockholder of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. at the close of business on AprilMarch 28, 2022,2023, or the Record Date. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Scott Praill

 

Scott Praill

 

Secretary

San Diego, California

April [March ], 20222023

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 20222023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 21, 2022:MAY 8, 2023: The Company’s Proxy Statement for the 20222023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021,2022 are available at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023.

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting via live webcast by visiting http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/2022/2023/vm. To be sure your vote is counted and assure a quorum is present, it is important that you vote your shares regardless of the number of shares you own. The Board of Directors urges you to vote over the Internet by going to http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023 or by telephone by calling (855) 600-2576 or to sign, date and mark the proxy card promptly and return it to Kintara. Voting over the Internet or by telephone or by returning the proxy card will not prevent you from voting at the virtual Annual Meeting. Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are providing access to our proxy materials both by sending you this full set of proxy materials, and by notifying you of the availability of our proxy materials on the Internet.

 



SPECIAL NOTE

On November 11, 2022, Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. completed a 1:50 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split") of our issued and outstanding common stock as well as our authorized shares of common stock. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 50 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were converted into one share of common stock with a proportionate reduction in our authorized shares of common stock. Any fractional shares of common stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole post-Reverse Stock Split share. The Reverse Stock Split did not change the par value of our common stock. All outstanding securities entitling their holders to purchase shares of common stock or acquire shares of common stock, including preferred stock, stock options, restricted stock units, and warrants, were adjusted as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, as required by the terms of those securities. Unless otherwise indicated, all historical share and per share amounts in this proxy statement have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

THE MEETING

General

Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., or Kintara, is a Nevada corporation. As used in this proxy statement, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Kintara. The term “Annual Meeting” as used in this proxy statement refers to the 20222023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and includes any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting.

Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, we are providing access to our proxy materials both by sending you this full set of proxy materials, and by notifying you of the availability of our proxy materials online at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023, where you can access our Proxy Statementthis proxy statement for the 20222023 Annual Meeting, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20212022 (the “Annual Report”), and our proxy card. In addition, our proxy materials provide instructions on how you may request to receive, at no charge, all future proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email. Your election to receive proxy materials by mail or email will remain in effect until you revoke it. Choosing to receive future proxy materials by email will save us the cost of printing and mailing documents to stockholders and will reduce the impact of our annual meetings on the environment.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Annual Meeting. This proxy statement summarizes the information you will need to know to cast an informed vote at the Annual Meeting. You do not need to attend the Annual Meeting to vote your shares. You may simply complete, sign and return the proxy card and your votes will be cast for you at the Annual Meeting or you may vote online at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023. This process is described below in the section entitled “Voting Rights.”

This proxy statement and the Notice of Annual Meeting are dated April [●]March , 2022.2023. If you owned shares of common stock or Series C Preferred Stock of Kintara at the close of business on AprilMarch 28, 2022, the2023 (the “Record Date,”Date”), you are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, as set out below. On the Record Date, there were [●] shares of common stock and [●] shares of Series C Preferred Stock of Kintara outstanding.

Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote per share. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock based on the respective conversion prices and is entitled to vote with the common stock on an as-converted basis. The conversion prices for the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Series C-3 Preferred Stock are $1.16, $1.214$58.00, $60.70, and $1.15,$57.50, respectively. As of the Record Date, we had outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock that were convertible into an aggregate of [●] shares of common stock. The principal Series C holder (the “Series C Holder”) is subject to a 4.99% blocker which restricts the voting power of the Series C Holder to the blocker amount. As such, shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by the Series C Holder that were convertible into an aggregate of [●] shares of common stock are ineligible to vote and do not count as outstanding for purposes of the Annual Meeting. As a result, in the aggregate, as of the Record Date, there were [●] shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

This year’s Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. The Annual Meeting will convene on June 21, 2022May 8, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. In order to participate in the Annual Meeting live via the Internet, you must register at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/2022/2023/vm by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time by June 20, 2022.May 7, 2023. If you are a registered holder, you must register using the virtual control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materialsproxy materials or your proxy card (if you received a printed copy of the proxy materials). If you hold your shares beneficially through a bank or broker, you must provide a legal proxy from your bank or broker during registration and you will be assigned a virtual control number in order to vote your shares during the Annual Meeting. If you are


unable to obtain a legal proxy to vote your shares, you will still be able to attend the 20222023 Annual Meeting (but will not be able to vote your shares) so long as you demonstrate proof of stock ownership. Instructions on how to connect and participate via the Internet, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, are posted at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023.

On the day of the Annual Meeting, if you have properly registered, you may enter the Annual Meeting by logging in using the event password you received via email in your registration confirmation at http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/2022/2023/vm.


The Annual Meeting can be accessed by visiting http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/2022/2023/vm, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online. You will need the virtual control number. As part of the Annual Meeting, we will hold a live question and answer session, during which we intend to answer questions submitted in writing during the meeting in accordance with the Annual Meeting procedures which are pertinent to the Company and the meeting matters, as time permits. Questions and answers will be grouped by topic and substantially similar questions will be grouped and answered once.

If you encounter any difficulties accessing the Annual Meeting live audio webcast during the meeting time, please email VirtualMeeting@viewproxy.com or call (866) 612-8937.

Even if you plan to attend the live webcast of the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote in advance by Internet, telephone or mail so that your vote will be counted even if you later decide not to attend the virtual Annual Meeting.

Purpose Of Annual Meeting

At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to vote:

to elect four directors to the Board of Directors to hold office for the following year until their successors are elected;

to approve an amendment to ourthe Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 175,000,0005,500,000 to 275,000,000;

75,000,000;

to approve an amendment to our Omnibus Incentive Plan to increasethe adjournment of the Annual Meeting in the event that the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000; and

Series C Preferred Stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and voting “FOR” the adoption of Proposal 2 are insufficient;

to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as ourthe Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2022;2023; and

to transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Quorum

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. The holders of at least 33.3% of the outstanding voting power of the shares of commoncapital stock issued and Series C Preferred Stockoutstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the Record Date, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Kintara will include proxies marked as abstentions, withheld votes, and broker non-votes to determine the number of shares present at the Annual Meeting.

Voting Rights

Holders of Kintara’s common stock are entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting for each share of the common stock that he or she owned as of the Record Date.


Holders of Kintara’s Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to vote on an as-converted basis with the common stock. The conversion prices for the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Series C-3 Preferred Stock are $1.16, $1.214$58.00, $60.70, and $1.15,$57.50, respectively. Each share of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Series C-3 Preferred Stock was convertible into [●] shares, [●] shares, and [●] shares, respectively, of common stock as of the Record Date, based on the $1,000 per share stated value and is entitled to the same number of votes per share. The Series C Holder is subject to a 4.99% blocker which restricts the voting power of the Series C Holder to the blocker amount. As such, shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by the Series C Holder that were convertible into an aggregate of [●] shares of common stock are ineligible to vote and do not count as outstanding for purposes of the Annual Meeting.


You may vote your shares at the Annual Meeting via live webcast, over the Internet or by proxy. If you wish to vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting, there will be a live link provided during the Annual Meeting (you will need the virtual control number assigned to you).

To vote over the Internet, you must go to http://www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023. To vote by proxy, complete, sign and return the proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. If you properly complete your proxy card and send it to us in time to vote, your “proxy” (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares as you have directed. If you are a stockholder of record and you return a properly executed proxy card or vote by proxy over the Internet but do not mark the boxes showing how you wish to vote, your proxy will vote your shares FOR the Board’s nominees for director; FOR the amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder; FOR the increase inadjournment of the Annual Meeting if the number of shares authorized for issuance underof common stock and Series C Preferred Stock present or represented by proxy at the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”);Annual Meeting and voting “FOR” the adoption of Proposal 2 are insufficient; and FOR the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm and, in the discretion of the proxy holders, on any other matters that properly come before the meeting. If any other matter is presented, your proxy will vote your shares as a majority of the Board determines. As of the date of this proxy statement, we know of no other matters that may be presented at the Annual Meeting, other than those listed in the Notice of the Annual Meeting.

If you hold your shares through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, you should vote your shares in accordance with the steps required by such bank, brokerage firm or other nominee.

Vote Required

Assuming that a quorum is present, the following votes will be required to approve each proposal:

With respect to the first proposal (election of directors), directors are elected by a plurality of the votes present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors. The director nominees who receive the greatest number of votes at the Annual Meeting (up to the total number of directors to be elected) will be elected. As a result, abstentionswithheld votes and “broker non-votes” (see below), if any, will not affect the outcome of the vote on Proposal 1. Consequently, only shares that are voted in favor of a particular nominee will be counted toward such nominee’s achievement of a plurality. You may not vote your shares cumulatively for the election of directors.

With respect to the second proposal to approve an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 175,000,0005,500,000 to 275,000,000,75,000,000, the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of our shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock that are entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, is required to approve Proposal 2. As a result, abstentions and “broker non-votes” (see below), if any, will have the effect of a vote against“AGAINST” Proposal 2. Accordingly, it is particularly important that beneficial owners instruct their brokers how they wish to vote their shares.

With respect to the third proposal to approve an amendmentthe adjournment of the Annual Meeting to the Planextent there are insufficient proxies at the Annual Meeting to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000,approve Proposal 2, and the fourth proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP, as well as the approval of any other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of all of thetotal votes cast is required to approve these proposals. As a result, abstentions, broker non-votes, if any, and any other failure to submit a proxy or vote in person at the meeting, will not affect the outcome of the vote of Proposals 3 and 4.


You will not have any dissenters’ rights of appraisal in connection with any of the matters to be voted on at the meeting.

The Board has determined that a vote in favor of the foregoing proposals is in the best interests of Kintara and itsour stockholders and unanimously recommends a vote FOR“FOR” the Board’s nominees for director; FOR“FOR” the amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder; FOR“FOR” the increaseadjournment of the Annual Meeting in the numberevent of shares authorized for issuance underinsufficient proxies at the Plan;Annual Meeting to approve Proposal 2; and


FOR “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm and, in the discretion of the proxy holders, on any other matters that properly come before the meeting.

The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matters to be presented for action at the meeting, but if other matters are properly brought before the meeting, shares represented by properly completed proxies received by mail, telephone or the Internet will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons named as proxies.

Broker Non-Votes

Banks and brokers acting as nominees are permitted to use discretionary voting authority to vote proxies for proposals that are deemed “routine” by the New York Stock Exchange (the exchange that makes such determinations) but are not permitted to use discretionary voting authority to vote proxies for proposals that are deemed “non-routine” by the New York Stock Exchange. A broker “non-vote” occurs when a proposal is deemed “non-routine” and a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not have discretionary voting authority with respect to the matter being considered and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. The determination of which proposals are deemed “routine” versus “non-routine” may not be made by the New York Stock Exchange until after the date on which this proxy statement has been mailed to you. As such, it is important that you provide voting instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee, if you wish to determine the voting of your shares.

Under the applicable rules governing such brokers, we believe Proposal 2 to approve an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 175,000,0005,500,000 to 275,000,00075,000,000, Proposal 3 to approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting to the extent there are insufficient proxies at the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal 2, and Proposal 4 to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm are likely to be considered “routine” items. This means that brokers may vote using their discretion on such proposals on behalf of beneficial owners who have not furnished voting instructions. In contrast, certain items are considered “non-routine”, and a “broker non-vote” occurs when brokers do not receive voting instructions from beneficial owners with respect to such items because the brokers are not entitled to vote such uninstructed shares. We believe Proposal 1 to elect directors and Proposal 3 to approve an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000 areis likely to be considered “non-routine”, which means that brokers cannot vote your uninstructed shares when they do not receive voting instructions from you. Furthermore, if approvals of Proposals 2, 3 or 4 are deemed by the New York Stock Exchange to be “non-routine” matters, brokers will not be permitted to vote on Proposals 2, 3 or 4 if the broker has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. IfIn addition, if the New York Stock Exchange determines Proposal 2 to be “non-routine,” failure to vote on Proposal 2, which requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority in voting power of our issued and outstanding voting securities, or to instruct your broker how to vote any shares held for you in your broker’s names, will have the same effect as a vote against such proposal. Accordingly, it is particularly important that beneficial owners instruct their brokers how they wish to vote their shares for these proposals.

If your shares are held of record by a bank, broker, or other nominee, we urge you to give instructions to your bank, broker, or other nominee as to how you wish your shares to be voted so you may participate in the stockholder voting on these important matters.

Changing Your Vote after Voting over the Internet or Revoking Your Proxy

You may change your vote by attending the Annual Meeting and voting online even if you previously voted over the Internet. Alternatively, you may change your vote by contacting Alliance Advisors LLC by phone at (855) 600-2576, or re-voting over the Internet following the instructions provided.


You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by:

filing a letter with our Secretary a letter revoking the proxy;

submitting another signed proxy with a later date; or

attending the Annual Meeting and voting online, provided you file a written revocation with the Secretary of the Annual Meeting prior to the voting of such proxy.


If your shares are not registered in your own name, you will need appropriate documentation from your stockholder of record to vote at the Annual Meeting. Examples of such documentation include a broker’s statement, letter or other document that will confirm your ownership of shares of Kintara.

Solicitation of Proxies

Kintara will pay the costs of soliciting proxies from itsour stockholders, directors, officers or employees of Kintara may solicit proxies by mail, telephone or other forms of communication. We will also reimburse banks, brokers, nominees and other fiduciaries for the expenses they incur in forwarding the proxy materials to you.

Kintara has also retained Alliance Advisors LLC to assist it in the solicitation of proxies. Alliance Advisors LLC will solicit proxies on behalf of Kintara from individuals, brokers, bank nominees and other institutional holders in the same manner described above. The fees that will be paid to Alliance Advisors LLC are anticipated to be approximately $12,000,$14,000, and we will reimburse their out-of-pocket expenses. Kintara has also agreed to indemnify Alliance Advisors LLC against certain claims.



SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information, as of April 22, 2022,March 28, 2023, with respect to the beneficial ownership of the outstanding common stock by (i) any holder of more than five (5%) percent; (ii) each of the Company’s named executive officers directors and executive officers;directors; and (iii) the Company’s directors and executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each of the stockholders listed below has sole voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned.

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)

 

Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned

 

Percentage of
Common
Stock(2)

5% or Greater Stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lind Global Fund II LP

 

3,773,586

(3)

 

5.8%

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Named Executive Officers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis Brown

 

 

395,209

(4)

 

*

 

Robert E. Hoffman

 

 

332,597

(5)

 

*

 

Laura Johnson

 

 

197,997

(6)

 

*

 

John Liatos

 

 

464,137

(7)

 

*

 

Scott Praill

 

 

512,815

(8)

 

*

 

Tamara A. Seymour

 

 

51,253

(9)

 

*

 

Robert J. Toth, Jr.

 

 

282,163

(10)

 

*

 

Saiid Zarrabian

 

 

2,196,723

(11)

 

3.3%

 

All officers and directors as a group (7 persons)

 

3,968,757

 

5.9%

 

*Name of Beneficial Owner (1)

Less than 1%

(1)

Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92121.

(2)Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned

Applicable percentage ownership is based on 65,532,826 shares

Percentage

of common stock outstanding as of April 22, 2022, together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of April 22, 2022 for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.Common Stock (2)

Directors and Named Executive Officers:

Robert E. Hoffman

(3)

Ownership is based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on April 20, 2022. Includes 3,773,586 shares of common stock and does not include 3,773,586 shares of common stock underlying investment warrants. The exercise of the investment warrants held by Lind Global Fund II LP are subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership blocker. Jeff Easton, the managing member of Lind Global Fund II LP, has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by Lind Global Fund II LP and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Lind Global Partners II LLC, the general partner of Lind Global Fund II LP, may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Lind


Saiid Zarrabian

Global Fund II LP. The principal business address for Lind Global Fund II LP is 444 Madison Ave., Floor 41, New York, NY 10022.

John Liatos

Scott Praill

(4)

Includes 53,750 shares held by Valent Technologies, LLC, and 334,641 shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.

Dennis Brown

(5)

Includes 277,597 shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.

Robert J. Toth, Jr.

(6)

Includes 194,997 shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.

Laura Johnson

(7)

Includes 267,387 shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.

Tamara A. Favorito

(8)

Includes 475,629 shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options

All executive officers and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.directors as a group (6 persons)

* Less than 1%

(1)
Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92121.

(9)

Includes 51,253 shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.

(2)
Applicable percentage ownership is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of March 28, 2023, together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of March 28, 2023, for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023, are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

(10)

Includes 280,597 shares issuable upon exercise of vested options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.

(3)
Includes shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023. Excludes 8,002 Restricted Stock Units which vest in four equal instalments beginning August 1, 2023.

(11)

Includes 2,140,633 shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of April 22, 2022.

(4)
Includes shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023. Excludes 4,801 Restricted Stock Units which vest in four equal instalments beginning August 1, 2023.
(5)
Includes shares held by Valent Technologies, LLC, and shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023. Excludes 4,801 Restricted Stock Units which vest in four equal instalments beginning August 1, 2023.
(6)
Includes shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(7)
Includes shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.
(8)
Includes shares issuable upon exercise of vested stock options and outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of March 28, 2023.


_____________________

PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

_____________________

Our Board is currently composed of fivefour directors, fourall of whom are being nominated for reelection at this Annual Meeting. Vacancies on the Board may be filled only by persons elected by a majority of the remaining directors or by the sole remaining director. A director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy, including vacancies created by an increase in the number of directors, shall serve for the remainder of the full term of that director for which the vacancy was created and until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

Each of the four nominees listed below are incumbent directors. Saiid Zarrabian, who has served as a director since 2017, will not be standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting. If elected at the Annual Meeting, each of these nominees would serve until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. Because the number of nominees properly nominated for the Annual Meeting is the same as the number of directors to be elected, the election of directors at this Annual Meeting is uncontested.

Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of the holders of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors. AbstentionsIn accordance with our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and Nevada law, a stockholder entitled to vote for the election of directors may withhold authority to vote for certain nominees for directors or may withhold authority to vote for all nominees for directors. Withheld votes and broker non-votes will not be treated as a vote for or against any particular director nominee and will not affect the outcome of the election. Stockholders may not vote, or submit a proxy, for a greater number of nominees than the four nominees named below. The director nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of the four director nominees named below. If any director nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, shares that would have been voted for that nominee will instead be voted for the election of a substitute nominee proposed by our Board. Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected. Our management has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve.


Nominees for Election Until the Next Annual Meeting

The following table sets forth the name, age, position and tenure of each of the nominees at the 20222023 Annual Meeting:

Name

 

Age

 

Position(s) Held With
Kintara

 

Director
Since

 

Age

 

Position(s) Held With
Kintara

 

Director
Since

Robert E. Hoffman

 

56

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board

 

2018

 

57

 

Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board

 

2018

Robert J. Toth, Jr.

 

58

 

Director

 

2013

 

59

 

Director

 

2013

Laura Johnson

 

57

 

Director

 

2020

 

58

 

Director

 

2020

Tamara A. Seymour

 

63

 

Director

 

2021

Tamara A. (Seymour) Favorito

 

64

 

Director

 

2021

The following includes a brief biography of each of the nominees standing for election to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting, based on information furnished to us by each director nominee, with each biography including information regarding the experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that caused the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors to determine that the applicable nominee should serve as a member of our Board of Directors.Board.

Robert E. Hoffman has served as our director since April 11, 2018, as our Chairman since June 2, 2018, and as our Chief Executive Officer and President since November 8, 2021. He has served as a member of Aslan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s board of directors of ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-held, clinical-stage immunology focused biopharmaceutical company, since October 2018, and as a member of the board of directors of FibroGenesis, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company, since April 2021. He has also served as a member of board of directors, on the Audit Committee, and on


the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of Antibe Therapeutics Inc.’s board of directors (“Antibe”), a publicly-held clinical-stage biotechnology company, since November 2020, and as a memberChairman of Saniona AB’sAntibe’s board of directors since September 2021.May 2022. Mr. Hoffman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Heron Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly-held pharmaceutical company, from April 2017 to October 2020. Prior to joining Heron Therapeutics, Inc., Mr. Hoffman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-held pharmaceutical company, from September 2016 to April 2017. From July 2015 to September 2016, Mr. Hoffman served as Chief Financial Officer of AnaptysBio, Inc., a publicly-held biotechnology company. From June 2012 to July 2015, Mr. Hoffman served as the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Arena”), or Arena, a publicly-held biopharmaceutical company.company, prior to its acquisition by Pfizer Inc. in March 2022. From August 2011 to June 2012 and previously from December 2005 to March 2011, he served as Arena’s Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer and in a number of various roles of increasing responsibility from 1997 to December 2005. From March 2011 to August 2011, Mr. Hoffman served as Chief Financial Officer for Polaris Group, a biopharmaceutical drug company. Mr. Hoffman formerly served as a member of the board of directors of Saniona AB, a biopharmaceutical company, from September 2021 to May 2022, and as a member of the board of directors of Kura Oncology, Inc., a cancer research company, from March 2015 to August 2021. He also previously served as a member of the board of directors of CombiMatrix Corporation, a molecular diagnostics company, MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, and Aravive, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company. Mr. Hoffman serves as a member of the steering committee of the Association of Bioscience Financial Officers. Mr. Hoffman formerly served as a director and President of the San Diego Chapter of Financial Executives International and was an advisor to the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) for 10 years (2010 to 2020) advising the United States accounting rulemaking organization on emerging issues and new financial guidance. Mr. Hoffman holds a B.B.A. from St. Bonaventure University, and is licensed as a C.P.A. (inactive) in the State of California.University. Mr. Hoffman’s financial and executive business experience qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

 

Robert J. Toth, Jr. has served as our director since August 20, 2013 and serves as Chair of our Compensation Committee. Since 2005, Mr. Toth has primarily been managing his personal investment portfolio. From 2004-2005, Mr. Toth served as a consulting analyst to Narragansett Asset Management, a New York-based healthcare-focused hedge fund, where he advised the firm on biotechnology investments. From 2001-2003, he was the Senior Portfolio Manager for San Francisco-based EGM Capital’s Medical Technology hedge fund, where he was responsible for managing and maintaining a dedicated medical technology portfolio. Mr. Toth began his Wall Street career in 1996 as an Equity Research Associate for Vector Securities International, a healthcare-focused brokerage firm. From 1997-1999 he served as Senior Biotechnology Analyst. He joined Prudential Securities as Senior Vice President and Biotechnology Analyst where he served from 1999-2001 following Prudential’s acquisition of Vector. His responsibilities included the analysis of commercial, clinical and scientific fundamentals of oncology and genomics-


basedgenomics-based biotechnology companies on behalf of institutional investors. Mr. Toth was named to the Wall Street Journal’s Allstar List for stock picking in 1999. Mr. Toth received an MBA from the University of Washington and Bachelor of Science degrees in Biological Sciences and Biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Toth’s financial and biotechnology industry knowledge and experience qualityqualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Laura Johnson has served as our director since June 26, 2020 and serves as Chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Johnson currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Next Generation Clinical Research, a contract research organization that Ms. Johnson founded in 1999. Additionally, Ms. Johnson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Eufaeria Biosciences, Inc., a development biotechnology company that she founded in 2016. Ms. Johnson is also a founder and former member of the board of directors of SB Bancorp, Inc., a financial holding company, and Settlers Bank, Inc., a Wisconsin chartered business bank. In addition, Ms. Johnson serveshas served as a member of the board of directors of Harmony Hill Farm Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, since 2019. Ms. Johnson previously served as a member of the board of directors of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, (Nasdaq: LJPC), a biopharmaceutical company, sincefrom 2013 to 2022, Odonate Therapeutics, (Nasdaq: ODT), a biopharmaceutical company, sincefrom 2018 Harmony Hill Farm Sanctuary since 2019to 2022, and Agrace HospiceCare from 2013 to 2016. In 2008 and 2010, she was honored as a biotechnology entrepreneur by the national organization, Women in Bio, and in 2008 received the Rising Star Award by the Wisconsin Biotech and Medical Device Association. Most recently, she was the recipient of the Wisconsin Biohealth Business Award at the BioForward Annual Biohealth Summit in October 2019. Ms. Johnson holds a nursing degree from The University of the State of New York-Albany. Ms. Johnson’s biotechnology industry and executive knowledge and experience qualify her to serve on our Board of Directors.

Tamara A. Seymour(Seymour) Favorito has served as our director since April 29, 2021 and serves as Chair of our Audit Committee. Ms. SeymourFavorito has more than 30 years of life sciences industry experience including 20 years as a chief financial officer. She currently serves as a board member and audit committee chair of Artelo Biosciences, Inc. and


as a board member, a member of the compensation committee chair, and audit committee chair of Zevra Therapeutics (f/k/a KemPharm, Inc.), both publicly-traded clinical-development stage companies. Ms. SeymourFavorito served on the board of directors of Beacon Discovery, Inc. from 2018 until theirits acquisition in 2021. Ms. SeymourFavorito was Interim Chief Financial Officer of Immunic, Inc., a publicly-traded clinical-stage drug development company in 2019. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Signal Genetics, Inc., a publicly-traded molecular diagnostics company, from 2014 to 2017, HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a venture-backed clinical-stage drug development company, from 2010 to 2014 and Favrille, Inc., a previously publicly-traded clinical-stage drug development company, from 2001 to 2009. While at these companies, she led multiple private and public financings, including Favrille’s IPO. In addition, she was instrumental in M&A transactions and led the finance, investor relations, human resources, administration and managed care and payor reimbursement functions. Ms. SeymourFavorito is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). She received an MBA, with an emphasis in Finance, from Georgia State University, and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting from Valdosta State University. Ms. SeymourFavorito also participated in an executive management program at Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Ms. Seymour’sFavorito’s professional experience and financial expertise qualify her to serve on our Board of Directors.

 

Board Membership Diversity

In accordance with Nasdaq’s newthe Board Diversity Rules (Rule 5605(f) and Rule 5606) promulgated by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), the following Board Diversity Matrix presents our Board diversity statistics. The minimum diversity objective for smaller reporting companies listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market on or afterprior to August 6, 2021 with a board of five or fewer directors is twoone diverse directorsdirector by August 6, 2026 or two years from the date of listing, whichever is later, including one who self-identifies as female, and oneDecember 31, 2023 who self-identifies as either female, an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ+. “Underrepresented Minority” means an individual who self-identifies as one or more of the following: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or Two or More Races or Ethnicities. “Two or More Races or Ethnicities” means a person who identifies with more than one of the following categories: White (not of Hispanic or Latinx origin), Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.


Board Diversity Matrix (As of April 22, 2022)March 21, 2023)

Total Number of Directors

5

4

Female

Male

Non-Binary

Did Not Disclose Gender

Female

Male

Non-Binary

Did Not Disclose Gender

Part I: Gender Identity

 

 

 

 

Directors

2

0

1

2

0

Part II: Demographic Background

 

Part 2: Demographic Background

 

African American or Black

0

0

Alaskan Native or Native American

0

0

Asian

0

0

Hispanic or Latinx

0

0

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

0

0

White

2

1

0

2

0

Two or More Races or Ethnicities

0

0

LGBTQ+

0

0

Did Not Disclose Demographic Background

1

0

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all of the nominees for election as directors.



CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board of Directors Operations and Meetings

Our Board currently consists of five members, one of whom will not be standing for reelection at the Annual Meeting.four members. Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified or until the earlier of their resignation or removal.

We have no formal policy regarding board diversity. Our priority in selection of board members is identification of members who will further the interests of our stockholders through their established record of professional accomplishment, the ability to contribute positively to the collaborative culture among board members, knowledge of our business and understanding of the competitive landscape.

Our Board met 15 ten (10)times in fiscal 2021.2022. Each of the directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of our Board (held during the period for which such directors served on the Board), and (ii) the total number of meetings of all committees of our Board on which the director served (during the periods for which the director served on such committee or committees).

The Board oversees our business and monitors the performance of our management. In accordance with our corporate governance procedures, the Board does not involve itself in the day-to-day operations of Kintara. Our executive officers and management oversee our day-to-day operations. Our directors fulfill their duties and responsibilities by attending meetings of the Board, which are usually held on at least a quarterly basis. Our directors also discuss business and other matters with other key executives and our principal external advisers (legal counsel, auditors, financial advisors and other consultants).

Independent Directors

Our Board has determined that Robert J. Toth, Jr., Laura Johnson, and Tamara A. SeymourFavorito are qualified to serve as independent directors. The standards relied on by the Board in affirmatively determining whether a director is “independent,” in compliance with Nasdaq’s rules, are comprised of those objective standards set forth in the rules promulgated by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).Nasdaq. The Board is responsible for ensuring that independent directors do not have a relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Nasdaq’s rules, as well as SEC rules, impose additional independence requirements for all members of the Audit Committee. Specifically, in addition to the “independence” requirements discussed above, “independent” audit committee members must: (1) not accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fees from Kintara or any subsidiary of Kintara other than in the member’s capacity as a member of the Board and any Board committee; (2) not be an affiliated person of Kintara or any subsidiary of Kintara; and (3) not have participated in the preparation of the financial statements of Kintara or any current subsidiary of Kintara at any time during the past three years. In addition, Nasdaq’s rules require that all audit committee members be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including Kintara’s balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. The Board believes that the current members of the Audit Committee meet these additional standards.

Audit Committee

The Board has formed an Audit Committee, which currently consists of Tamara A. Seymour,Favorito, Chair, Robert J. Toth, Jr., and Laura Johnson. Each member of the Audit Committee is “independent” as that term is defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and the applicable rules of Nasdaq. The Board has determined that each Audit Committee member has sufficient knowledge in financial and auditing matters to serve on the Audit Committee. In addition, our Board has determined that Ms. SeymourFavorito qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations and the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. The Audit Committee met four three (3)times in fiscal 2021.2022.

The Audit Committee oversees and monitors our financial reporting process and internal control system, reviews and evaluates the audit performed by our registered independent public accountants and reports to our Board


any substantive issues found during the audit. The Audit Committee will be directly responsible for the appointment,


compensation and oversight of the work of our registered independent public accountants. The Audit Committee reviews and approves all transactions with affiliated parties. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee.

A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is posted under the “Investors” tab on our website, which is located at www.kintara.com.

Compensation Committee

The Board has formed a Compensation Committee which consists of Robert J. Toth, Jr., Chair, Laura Johnson, and Tamara A. Seymour,Favorito, all of whom are independent (as that term is defined under the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules). The Compensation Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to (i) corporate governance practices and policies and (ii) compensation matters, including compensation of the directors and senior management of the Company and the administration of compensation plans of the Company. The Compensation Committee met fivethree (3) times in fiscal 2021.2022.

The Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee. A copy of the Compensation Committee Charter is posted under the “Investors” tab on our website, which is located at www.kintara.com.

The Compensation Committee has engaged Anderson Pay Advisors LLC or Anderson Pay Advisors, as itsour independent compensation consultant. In 2021,2022, Anderson Pay Advisors LLC reviewed both executive and director compensation and did not provide us any other services. Anderson Pay Advisors LLC reported directly to the Compensation Committee and provided guidance on trends in executive and non-employee director compensation, the development of specific executive compensation programs, the composition of our compensation peer group and other matters as directed by the Compensation Committee.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Board has formed a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which currently consists of Laura Johnson, Chair, Robert J. Toth, Jr., and Tamara A. Seymour.Favorito. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assesses potential candidates to fill perceived needs on the Board for required, skills, expertise, independence and other factors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met three timesone (1) time in fiscal 2021.2022.

The Board has adopted a written charter for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. A copy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter is posted under the “Investors” tab on our website, which is located at www.kintara.com.

Nomination of Directors

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors assesses potential candidates to fill perceived needs on the Board of Directors for required skills, expertise, independence and other factors. A director candidate recommended by our stockholders will be considered in the same manner as a nominee recommended by a Board member, management or other sources. Stockholders wishing to recommend a candidate for nomination should contact our Secretary in writing at the Secretary of Kintara at 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92121. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has discretion to decide which individuals to recommend for nomination as directors.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

Periodically, our Board will assess the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and the Board leadership structure to ensure the interests of Kintara and our stockholders are best served. Our Board believes the current combination of the two roles is satisfactory at present. Mr. Hoffman, as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, has extensive knowledge of all aspects of Kintara and itsour business. We have no policy requiring the combination or separation of leadership roles and our governing documents do not mandate a particular structure. This


has allowed, and will continue to allow, our Board the flexibility to establish the most appropriate structure for the Company at any given time.

Our Board is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes. The Board receives and reviews periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding the Company’s assessment of risks. The Board focuses on the most significant risks facing the Company and the Company’s general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks undertaken by the Company are consistent with the Board’s risk strategy. While the Board oversees the Company’s risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing the Company and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.

Related Party Transactions

DuringOther than compensation arrangements for our Named Executive Officers and directors, which are described in the fiscal year ended June 30,section entitled “Executive Compensation,” since July 1, 2021, there have been no transactions or series of similar transactions to which we did notwere a party or will be a party, in which:

the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and
any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have any reportable related party transactions.

a direct or indirect material interest.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our executive officers, financial and accounting officers, our directors, our financial managers and all of our employees. The Board is committed to a high standard of corporate governance practices and, through its oversight role, encourages and promotes a culture of ethical business conduct. A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted under the “Investors” tab on our website, which is located at www.kintara.com.

Stockholder Communication with the Board of Directors and Attendance at Annual Meetings

The Board maintains a process for stockholders to communicate with the Board and its committees. Stockholders of Kintara and other interested persons may communicate with the Board or the chair of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by writing to the Secretary of Kintara at 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92121. All communications that relate to matters that are within the scope of the responsibilities of the Board will be presented to the Board no later than the next regularly scheduled meeting. Communications that relate to matters that are within the responsibility of one of the Board committees will be forwarded to the chair of the appropriate committee. Communications that relate to ordinary business matters that are not within the scope of the Board’s responsibilities will be forwarded to the appropriate officer. Solicitations, junk mail and obviously frivolous or inappropriate communications will not be forwarded, but will be made available to any director who wishes to review them.

Executive Officers

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our current executive officers:

Name of Individual

 

Age

 

Position(s) Held With

Kintara

Robert E. Hoffman

 

5657

 

Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board

Dennis Brown, PhD

 

7273

 

Chief Scientific Officer

Scott Praill, CPA

 

5657

 

Chief Financial Officer

Saiid Zarrabian

69

Head of Strategic Partnerships and Director

 


Robert E. Hoffman, see Mr. Hoffman’s biography under “Proposal 1”.

Dennis Brown, PhD, has been our Chief Scientific Officer since January 25, 2013. He also served as our director from February 11, 2013 to April 11, 2018. Dr. Brown is one of our founders and has served as Chief Scientific Officer and director of Del Mar Pharmaceuticals (BC) Ltd. (“Del Mar (BC)”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kintara, since inception. Dr. Brown has more than thirty years of drug discovery and


development experience. He has served as Chairman of Mountain View Pharmaceutical’s Board of Directors since 2000 and is the President of Valent.Valent Technologies, LLC. In 1999 he founded ChemGenex Therapeutics, which merged with a publicly traded Australian company in 2004 to become ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals, of which he served as President and a Director until 2009. He was previously a co-founder of Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc., where he served as Vice President (VP) of Scientific Affairs from 1985-1995 and as VP, Discovery Research, from 1995-1999. He also previously served as an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard University Medical School and as a Research Associate in Radiology at Stanford University Medical School. He received his B.A. in Biology and Chemistry (1971), M.S. in Cell Biology (1975) and Ph.D. in Radiation and Cancer Biology (1979), all from New York University. Dr. Brown is an inventor of many issued U.S. patents and applications, many with foreign counterparts.

Scott Praill, CPA, BSc. has been our Chief Financial Officer since January 29, 2013, and previously served as a consultant to Del Mar (BC). From 2004 to 2012 Mr. Praill was an independent consultant providing accounting and administrative services to companies in the resource industry. Mr. Praill served as CFOChief Financial Officer of Strata Oil & Gas, Inc. from June 2007 to September 2008. From November 1999 to October 2003 Mr. Praill was Director of Finance at Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr. Praill completed his articling at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) and obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 1996. Mr. Praill obtained his Certified Public Accountant (Illinois) designation in 2001. Mr. Praill received a Financial Management Diploma (Honors), from British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1993, and a Bachelor of Science from Simon Fraser University in 1989.

Saiid Zarrabian has served as our director since July 7, 2017 and as our Head of Strategic Partnership since November 8, 2021. He also served as our Chief Execute Officer from November 3, 2017 to November 8, 2021, as our President from January 1, 2018 to November 8, 2021. From 2014 to 2015 he operated a private personal business. Since October 2016, Mr. Zarrabian has served as an advisor to Redline Capital Partners, S.A., a Luxembourg based investment firm. From 2012 to 2014 he served as Chairman and member of the board of directors of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company during which time the company transitioned from an OTC listed company to a Nasdaq listed company. From 2012 to 2013 he served as President of the Protein Production Division of Intrexon Corporation, a synthetic biology company. He has also previously served as CEO and member of the board of directors of Cyntellect, Inc., a stem cell processing and visualization Instrumentation company until its sale in 2012, as President and COO of Senomyx, Inc., a company focused on discovery and commercialization of new flavor ingredients, and as COO of Pharmacopeia, Inc., a former publicly-traded provider of combinatorial chemistry discovery services and compounds, where he also served as President & COO of its MSI Division. In addition, Mr. Zarrabian has served on numerous private and public company boards, including at Immune Therapeutics, Inc., Exemplar Pharma, LLC, Ambit Biosciences Corporation, eMolecules, Inc., and Penwest Pharmaceuticals CO. His other experience includes COO at Molecular Simulations, COO of Symbolics, Inc., and as R&D Director at Computervision, Inc.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The Board has formed a Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving management compensation, including salaries, bonuses, and equity compensation. We seek to provide competitive compensation arrangements that attract and retain key talent necessary to achieve our business objectives. At our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, stockholders voted, on an advisory, non-binding basis, to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting. Our stockholders also voted at our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, on an advisory, non-binding basis, that such votes on named executive officer compensation should be held every three years. The next advisory, non-binding vote to approve named executive officer compensation is expected to occur in connection with the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLESummary Compensation Table

The following table presents information regarding the total compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each person serving as our Chief Executive Officer during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021,2022, the two most highly-compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) who were serving as executive officers during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021,2022, and up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided but for the fact that such individuals were not serving as an executive officer as of June 30, 20212022 for services rendered in all capacities to us for the fiscal years ended June 30, 20212022 and June 30, 2020.2021. These individuals are our named executive officers for 2021.fiscal 2022.


Name and Principal Position

 

Period

 

Salary

(US$)

 

 

Bonus

Awards

(US$)

 

 

Equity

Awards

(US$)

 

 

Total

(US$)

 

Saiid Zarrabian, former Chief Executive Officer(1)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2021

 

 

520,000

 

 

 

180,830

 

 

 

4,270,860

 

 

 

4,971,690

 

 

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2020

 

 

470,000

 

 

 

352,500

 

 

 

231,976

 

 

 

1,054,476

 

Scott Praill, CPA, Chief Financial Officer(2)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2021

 

290,000

 

 

 

79,808

 

 

 

954,150

 

 

 

1,323,958

 

 

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2020

 

 

240,000

 

 

 

126,000

 

 

 

54,929

 

 

 

420,929

 

John Liatos, former Senior V.P., Business Development(3)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2021

 

340,000

 

 

 

105,725

 

 

 

796,986

 

 

 

1,242,711

 

 

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2020

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Name and Principal Position

 

Period

 

Salary

(US$)

 

Bonus Awards

(US$)

 

Equity Awards

(US$)

 

Total

(US$)

Robert E. Hoffman, President and CEO (1)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2022

 

356,619

 

181,811

 

2,622,597

 

3,161,028

 

 

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

Saiid Zarrabian, Former President and CEO and Former Head of Strategic Partnerships (2)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2022

 

563,297

 

119,530

 

 

682,827

 

 

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

520,000

 

180,830

 

4,270,860

 

4,971,690

Scott Praill, Chief Financial Officer (3)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2022

 

312,000

 

127,920

 

 

439,920

 

 

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

290,000

 

79,808

 

954,150

 

1,323,958

Dennis Brown, Chief Scientific Officer (4)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2022

 

206,000

 

41,277

 

 

247,277

 

 

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

200,000

 

33,544

 

532,149

 

765,693

John Liatos, Former Senior V.P., Business Development (5)

 

Year Ended

June 30, 2022

 

334,769

 

 

 

334,769

 

 

Year Ended
June 30, 2021

 

340,000

 

105,725

 

796,986

 

1,242,711

 

(1)

On July 7, 2017, Mr. Zarrabian was elected to the board of directors. On November 3, 2017, he was appointed interim chief executive officer and on January 1, 2018 he was also appointed interim president. On May 21, 2018, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Zarrabian pursuant to which Mr. Zarrabian was appointed as our permanent president and chief executive officer. Under the agreement, as amended, Mr. Zarrabian will receive an annual base salary of $470,000 (which may be adjusted on an annual basis in the discretion of the Board) and will be eligible to receive a fiscal year target bonus of up to 50% of base salary (which may be adjusted by the board of directors to up to 75% of base salary based on overachievement of bonus targets or other performance criteria). In September 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved an additional bonus in the amount of $70,500 for performance during fiscal 2020, which amount is included in the $352,500. Any bonus earned for a fiscal year will be payable in cash, but the board of directors may pay up to 50% of the bonus, as well as any bonus in excess of 50% of base salary, in the form of stock options granted under the Plan (or any successor plan). The employment agreement may be terminated by us with or without cause (as defined therein). In the event we terminate the employment agreement without cause, we will be required to pay Mr. Zarrabian continued payment of his base salary for 12 months, a prorated bonus for the year of termination based on performance through the date of termination, an additional six months of vesting credit for any outstanding options, and continued health coverage during the severance period. In the event that an involuntary termination occurs during a period beginning sixty days before a definitive corporate transaction agreement is entered into that would result in a change in control (as defined therein), or within twelve months following a change in control, the severance period will increase to eighteen months’ severance, Mr. Zarrabian will receive 100% of his target bonus, and his options will be fully vested.

(1)
On November 8, 2021, Mr. Hoffman, the Chairman of the Board, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Also on November 8, 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Hoffman pursuant to which Mr. Hoffman will receive an annual base salary of $551,000 (which may be adjusted on an annual basis in the discretion of the Board) and will be eligible to receive a fiscal year target bonus of up to 50% of base salary (which may be adjusted by the Board to up to 75% of base salary based on overachievement of bonus targets or other performance criteria). The employment agreement may be terminated by us with or without cause (as defined therein). In the event we terminate the employment agreement without cause, we will be required to pay Mr. Hoffman continued payment of his base salary for 12 months, a prorated bonus for the year of termination based on performance through the date of termination, an additional six months of vesting credit for any outstanding options, and continued health coverage during the severance period. In the event that an involuntary termination occurs during a period beginning sixty days before a definitive corporate transaction agreement is entered into that would result in a change in control (as defined therein), or within twelve months following a change in control, the severance period will increase to eighteen months’ severance, Mr. Hoffman will receive 100% of his target bonus, and his equity grants will be fully vested.

On September 15, 2020November 8, 2021, Mr. ZarrabianHoffman was granted 2,715,00470,384 stock options that are exercisable at $1.70$48.00 per share until November 8, 2031. On September 22, 2021, while still an independent director, Mr. Hoffman was granted 2,000 stock options that are exercisable at $62.00 per share until September 15, 2030. 22, 2031. Mr. Hoffman's bonus for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 was $181,811.

(2)
On July 7, 2017, Mr. Zarrabian was elected to the Board. On November 3, 2017, he was appointed interim Chief Executive Officer and on January 1, 2018, he was also appointed interim President. On May 21, 2018, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Zarrabian pursuant to which Mr. Zarrabian was appointed as our permanent President and Chief Executive Officer. Under the agreement, as amended, Mr. Zarrabian was entitled to receive an annual base salary of $470,000 (which was subject to adjustment on an annual basis in the discretion of the Board) and was eligible to receive a fiscal year target bonus of up to 50% of base salary (which was subject to adjustment by the Board to up to 75% of base salary based on overachievement of bonus targets or other performance criteria). The employment agreement was terminable by us with or without cause (as defined therein). In the event we terminated the employment agreement without cause, we would have been required to pay Mr. Zarrabian continued payment of his base salary for 12 months, a prorated bonus for the year of termination based on performance through the date of termination, an additional six months of vesting credit for any outstanding options, and continued health coverage during the severance period. In the event that an involuntary termination occurred during a period beginning sixty days before a definitive corporate transaction agreement was entered into that would result in a change in control (as defined therein), or within twelve months following a change in control, the severance period would have increased to eighteen months’ severance, Mr. Zarrabian would have been entitled to receive 100% of his target bonus, and his options would have been fully vested.

On November 8, 2021, in connection with the appointment of Mr. Hoffman, the Board and Mr. Zarrabian agreed to enter into a Second Amended Employment Agreement pursuant to which Mr. Zarrabian was appointed Head of Strategic Partnerships. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Zarrabian was entitled to receive an annual base salary of $285,000 and was eligible to receive a fiscal year target bonus of up to 40% of base salary, subject to the achievement of performance targets or criteria established by the Board for such year. The employment agreement was terminable by us with or without cause (as defined therein). In the event we terminated Mr. Zarrabian’s employment without cause, or if Mr. Zarrabian resigned for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement), we would have been required to pay Mr. Zarrabian continued payment of his base salary for nine months, any earned, but unpaid bonus for the preceding year, and a prorated bonus for the year of termination based on performance through the date of termination. In addition, in that event Mr. Zarrabian would have been provided an additional six months of vesting credit for any outstanding stock options, and continued health coverage during the severance period. In the event that a termination of Mr. Zarrabian’s employment under such circumstances occurred during a period beginning 60 days before a definitive corporate transaction agreement was entered into that would result in a change in control (as defined in the employment agreement), or within 12 months following a change in control, the foregoing separation pay and benefits would have applied except that his base salary would continue for 12 months (instead of nine months), he would have received 100% of his target bonus (rather than a prorated bonus), and his stock options would have been fully vested. In connection with Mr. Zarrabian’s appointment as Head of Strategic Partnerships, the vesting terms of certain of Mr. Zarrabian’s outstanding unvested stock option were amended, such that an aggregate of 754,175 shares subject to such stock option that were unvested and subject to continued service requirements were then subject to vesting based on both Mr. Zarrabian’s continued service and achievement of certain milestones established by the Board.

On November 11, 2020, 279,6755,594 stock options previously granted to Mr. Zarrabian at $0.61$30.50 per share had their vesting accelerated such that the 279,6755,594 stock options all vested on November 11, 2020. Mr. Zarrabian’s bonus for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 was $180,830.

On November 8, 2021, the Board appointed Mr. Hoffman to succeedMay 20, 2022, we mutually agreed with Mr. Zarrabian as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. As of November 8, 2021, Mr. Zarrabian transitioned into thethat he would step down from his role ofas Head of Strategic Partnerships.Partnerships and as a member of the Board, effective as of May 23, 2022. In connection with Mr. Zarrabian’s separation on May 20, 2022, we entered into a separation and general release agreement with Mr. Zarrabian which provides, among other things, for Mr. Zarrabian to receive continued payments of nine months of his annual base salary, equal to the sum of $213,750, commencing on the first regular payroll date that is after the separation date and paid in installments in accordance with our regular payroll practices, a one-time bonus payment of $24,826.67 in connection with his service as our Head of Strategic Partnerships, reimbursement of healthcare coverage payments for a period of up to nine months following the separation date, continued payments of life insurance premiums for a period of up to nine months following the separation date, and an additional six months of service vesting credit for each of his stock options outstanding as of the separation date, and all of his vested stock options, including any options so accelerated, remaining exercisable for up to a nine-month period measured from the separation date (or earlier expiration of the option’s term). The separation agreement further provides for general release and non-disparagement provisions in our favor. In addition, Mr. Zarrabian will be subject to non-solicitation provisions, which will apply for a period of twelve months following the separation date.

(2)

On February 9, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Scott Praill, our Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Praill will continue to serve as our chief financial officer(3)

On February 9, 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Scott Praill, our Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Praill will continue to serve as our Chief Financial Officer for an indefinite period until termination of the employment agreement in accordance with its terms. We will pay Mr. Praill an annual base salary of $200,000 (which may be adjusted on an annual basis in the discretion of the board of directors) and Mr. Praill will also be eligible to participate in any bonus plan and long-term incentive plan established for our senior executives. The employment agreement may be terminated by us with or without cause (as defined therein). In the event we terminate the employment agreement without cause, we will be required to pay Mr. Praill, any accrued and unpaid base salary, plus an amount equal to 12 months of Mr. Praill’s base salary plus one additional month’s base salary for each completed year of service, up to 18 months’ base salary.


$200,000 (which may be adjusted on an annual basis in the discretion of the Board) and Mr. Praill will also be eligible to participate in any bonus plan and long-term incentive plan established for our senior executives. The employment agreement may be terminated by us with or without cause (as defined therein). In the event we terminate the employment agreement without cause, we will be required to pay Mr. Praill, any accrued and unpaid base salary, plus an amount equal to 12 months of Mr. Praill’s base salary plus one additional month’s base salary for each completed year of service, up to 18 months’ base salary. On September 15, 2020, he was granted 606,55712,132 stock options that are exercisable at $1.70$85.00 per share until September 15, 2030. Mr. Praill’s bonus for

(4)
On January 1, 2015, we entered into a consulting agreement with Dr. Dennis Brown, our Chief Scientific Officer. Subsequent to this agreement, it has been amended and is now renewed on an annual basis. Under the most recent renewal, Dr. Brown will continue to serve as our Chief Scientific Officer until June 30, 2023, which period may be extended in accordance with the terms of the agreement. For fiscal year ended June 30, 20212022, we paid Dr. Brown an annual consulting fee of $206,000. We may also pay to Dr. Brown a bonus and incentive compensation as determined at the discretion of our Board. The consulting agreement with Dr. Brown does not specify the amount of time Dr. Brown is required to devote to us but does require that Dr. Brown provide us with the full benefit of his knowledge, expertise and ingenuity, and prohibits Dr. Brown from engaging in any business, enterprise or activity contrary to or that would detract from our business.

On September 15, 2020, Dr. Brown was $79,808.granted 1,789 stock options that are exercisable at $85.00 per share until September 15, 2030, and on September 22, 2020, he was granted 1,200 stock options that are exercisable at $68.00 per share until September 22, 2030.

(3)(5)

On March 1, 2018, Adgero Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (“Adgero”), a Delaware corporation that we merged with in 2020, entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with John Liatos which was for an indefinite term. Under the terms of Mr. Liatos’s amended and restated employment agreement, Mr. Liatos received an annual base salary of $320,000 (which may be adjusted on an annual basis in the discretion of the Board). In addition, Mr. Liatos was eligible to receive an annual bonus, which was targeted at up to 35% of his base salary. Mr. Liatos was also eligible to receive, from time to time, equity awards. The employment agreement provided for accelerated vesting of all unvested equity awards granted to Mr. Liatos upon certain terminations of employment following a change in control (as defined therein). If the employment agreement was terminated without cause (as defined in therein) or Mr. Liatos terminated his employment for good reason (as defined in therein), severance is payable including: (i) continued payments of eight months of his annual base salary, paid in installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices; (ii) reimbursement of healthcare continuation payments under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) for a period of eight months; and (iii) an additional six months of service vesting credit for each of his stock options outstanding at the time of his termination, and all of his vested options will remain exercisable for up to a twelve-month period measured from his termination date (or earlier expiration of the options term). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Liatos’s post-employment healthcare coverage payments as described herein will cease at such time as Mr. Liatos becomes otherwise eligible to obtain alternative healthcare coverage from a new employer if such event occurs prior to the expiration of his receipt of such benefit. Mr. Liatos’s severance benefits will be subject to reduction to the extent doing so would put him in a better after-tax position after taking into account any excise tax he may incur under Section 4999 of the Code in connection with any change in control of us or his subsequent termination of employment. Mr. Liatos is also subject to non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, which will apply during the term of his employment and for a period of twelve months following termination of his employment. Upon the closing of the Merger with Adgero, Mr. Liatos’ employment contract was continued by the Company.

On March 1, 2018, Adgero entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with John Liatos which is for an indefinite term. Under the terms of Mr. Liatos’s amended and restated employment agreement, Mr. Liatos receives an annual


base salary of $320,000 (which may be adjusted on an annual basis in the discretion of the board of directors). In addition, Mr. Liatos is eligible to receive an annual bonus, which is targeted at up to 35% of his base salary. Mr. Liatos is also eligible to receive, from time to time, equity awards. The employment agreement provides for accelerated vesting of all unvested equity awards granted to Mr. Liatos upon certain terminations of employment following a change in control (as defined therein). If the employment agreement is terminated without cause (as defined in therein) or Mr. Liatos terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in therein), severance is payable including: (i) continued payments of eight months of his annual base salary, paid in installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices; (ii) reimbursement of healthcare continuation payments under Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) for a period of eight months; and (iii) an additional six months of service vesting credit for each of his stock options outstanding at the time of his termination, and all of his vested options will remain exercisable for up to a twelve-month period measured from his termination date (or earlier expiration of the options term). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Liatos’s post-employment healthcare coverage payments as described herein will cease at such time as Mr. Liatos becomes otherwise eligible to obtain alternative healthcare coverage from a new employer if such event occurs prior to the expiration of his receipt of such benefit. Mr. Liatos’s severance benefits will be subject to reduction to the extent doing so would put him in a better after-tax position after taking into account any excise tax he may incur under Section 4999 of the Code in connection with any change in control of us or his subsequent termination of employment. Mr. Liatos is also subject to non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, which will apply during the term of his employment and for a period of twelve months following termination of his employment. Upon the closing of the merger with Adgero, Mr. Liatos’ employment contract was continued by the Company.

On September 15, 2020 Mr. Liatos was granted 506,64710,133 stock options that are exercisable at $1.70$85.00 per share until September 15, 2030. Mr. Liatos’ performance bonus for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 was $49,725 and he also received a retention bonus of $56,000.

On October 25, 2021, we mutually agreed with Mr. Liatos steppedthat Mr. Liatos would step down from his role as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Business Development. In connection with the termination of Mr. Liatos’s services, on October 29, 2021, we entered into a separation and general release agreement with Mr. Liatos. In substantial part, the terms of the severance payable under the separation agreement will be governed by the terms of Mr. Liatos’s amended and restated employment agreement, dated March 1, 2018. As contemplated in that agreement, among other things, Mr. Liatos received continued payments of eight months of his annual base salary, equal to the sum of $226,667, commencing on the first regular payroll date that is at least 60 days after the termination date and paid in installments in accordance with our regular payroll practices, reimbursement of healthcare continuation payments under COBRA for a period of up to eight months following the termination date, and an additional six months of service vesting credit for each of his stock options outstanding as of the termination date, and all of his vested options, including any options so accelerated, remaining exercisable for up to a twelve-month period measured from the termination date (or earlier expiration of the option’s term). In addition, Mr. Liatos was subject to non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, which applied for a period of twelve months following the termination date.


Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth outstanding equity awards to our named executive officers as of June 30, 2021.2022.

Option awards

 

 

Stock awards

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

Name

 

Number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

options (#)

Exercisable

 

 

Number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

options (#)

un-exercisable

 

 

Equity

incentive

plan awards:

number of

securities

underlying

unexercised

unearned

options

(#)

 

 

Option

exercise

price

(US$)

 

 

Option

expiration

date

 

Equity

incentive

plan awards:

Number of

unearned

shares, units

or other rights

that have

not vested

(#)

 

 

Equity

incentive

plan awards:

Market or

payout value

of unearned

shares, units

or other

rights that

have not

vested

($)

 

 

Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
Exercisable

 

 

Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
un-exercisable

 

 

Equity
incentive
plan awards:
number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options
(#)

 

 

Option
exercise
price
(US$)

 

 

Option
expiration
date

 

Equity
incentive
plan awards:
Number of
unearned
shares, units
or other rights
that have
not vested
(#)

 

 

Equity
incentive
plan awards:
Market or
payout value
of unearned
shares, units
or other rights
that have
not vested
($)

 

Robert E. Hoffman

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

530.00

 

 

April 13, 2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

304.95

 

 

November 8, 2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.50

 

 

September 5, 2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.00

 

 

September 15, 2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

(1)

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

62.00

 

 

September 22, 2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

70,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.00

 

 

November 8, 2031

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saiid Zarrabian

 

3,600

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

21.10

 

 

July 7, 2027

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,055.00

 

 

February 23, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8.70

 

 

November 3, 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

435.00

 

 

February 23, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,647

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9.825

 

 

May 21, 2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

491.50

 

 

February 23, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

457,650(1)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.61

 

 

September 5, 2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.50

 

 

February 23, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

678,744(2)

 

 

 

2,036,260

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.70

 

 

September 15, 2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.00

 

 

February 23, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Praill

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

20.50

 

 

February 1, 2022

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,100.00

 

 

August 15, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,750

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

42.00

 

 

August 15, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,475.00

 

 

February 17, 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,740

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

49.50

 

 

February 17, 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

304.95

 

 

November 8, 2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,612(4)

 

 

 

1,388

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6.099

 

 

November 8, 2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,986

 

(3)

 

180

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.50

 

 

September 5, 2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,211(3)

 

 

 

45,155

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.61

 

 

September 5, 2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,076

 

(4)

 

5,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.00

 

 

September 15, 2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis Brown

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,100.00

 

 

August 15, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,475.00

 

 

February 17, 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,833

 

(3)

 

166

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.50

 

 

September 5, 2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,916

 

(5)

 

2,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

36.75

 

 

November 12, 2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,019

 

(4)

 

729

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.00

 

 

September 15, 2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

151,632(2)

 

 

 

454,925

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.70

 

 

September 15, 2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700

 

(5)

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

67.75

 

 

September 22, 2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Liatos

 

126,657(2)

 

 

 

379,990

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.70

 

 

September 15, 2030

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.00

 

 

October 25, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Stock options vest in equal monthly installments over a period of 12 months commencing on October 22, 2021.
(2)
Stock options vest as to 25% on November 8, 2022, with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over a period of 36 months commencing on December 8, 2022.
(3)
Stock options vest as to 1/6th on March 5, 2020, with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over a period of 30 months commencing on April 5, 2020.

____________

(1)

On November 11, 2020, the Board of Directors approved the accelerated vesting of 279,675 stock options such that all remaining stock options issued at $0.61 per share fully vested on November 11, 2020.

(4)
Stock options vest as to 1/6th on March 15, 2021, with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over a period of 30 months commencing on April 15, 2021.

(2)

(5)

Stock options vest as to 1/6th on March 22, 2021, with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over a period of 30 months commencing on April 22, 2021. on March 15, 2021 with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over a period of 30 months commencing on April 15, 2021.

(3)

Stock options vest as to 1/6th on March 5, 2020 with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over a period of 30 months commencing on April 5, 2020.

(4)

Stock options vest as to 1/6th on May 8, 2019 with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over a period of 30 months commencing on June 8, 2019.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Director compensation is intended to provide an appropriate level of remuneration considering the responsibilities, time requirements, and accountability of the directors of our Board.directors.

The following table sets forth director compensation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20212022 paid by us (excluding compensation to our named executive officers set forth in the summary compensation table above) paid by us..

Name

 

Fees

Earned

or Paid

in Cash

($)(1)

 

 

Stock

Awards

($)

 

 

Option

Awards

($)(2)

 

 

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

 

 

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings ($)

 

 

All Other

Compensation

($)

 

 

Total ($)

 

Robert E. Hoffman

 

 

95,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175,457

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

270,457

 

Robert J, Toth, Jr.

 

 

61,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175,457

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

236,957

 

Laura Johnson

 

 

48,563

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175,457

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

224,020

 

Keith Murphy(3)

 

 

48,167

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175,457

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

223,624

 

Tamara A. Seymour(4)

 

 

8,181

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

81,636

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

89,817

 

Lynda Cranston(5)

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,000

 

Napoleone Ferrara, MD(5)

 

 

6,125

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,125

 

Name

 

Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
(1)

 

 

Stock
Awards
($)

 

 

Option
Awards
($)
(2)

 

 

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)

 

 

Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)

 

 

All Other
Compensation
($)

 

 

Total ($)

 

Robert E. Hoffman(3)

 

 

30,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120,831

 

Robert J, Toth, Jr.

 

 

61,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

151,463

 

Laura Johnson

 

 

57,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

89,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

147,487

 

Keith Murphy(4)

 

 

29,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,167

 

Tamara A. Favorito

 

 

59,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,342

 

 

(1)

For our fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, our directors were paid a $40,000 annual retainer, an additional annual retainer for chairing a committee, a retainer for being a member of a committee, and the chairman of the board(1)

For our fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, our directors were paid a $40,000 annual retainer, an additional annual retainer for chairing a committee, a retainer for being a member of a committee, and the chairman of the Board was paid an additional annual retainer of $35,000.

(2)

On September 15, 2020, independent directors were granted 120,000 stock options exercisable at $1.70 per share until September 15, 2030. The options vest pro rata over one year from the date of grant.

(3)

Mr. Murphy resigned from the Board on February 4, 2022. As a result, he forfeited any unvested stock options as of February 4,

(2)
On September 22, 2021, independent directors, other than Ms. Favorito, were granted 2,000 stock options exercisable at $62.00 per share until September 22, 2031. The options vest pro rata over one year from the date of grant. Ms. Favorito was granted 700 stock options on the same terms.

(4)

Ms. Seymour was appointed to the Board on April 29, 2021 and was elected to the Board at our annual meeting of stockholders held June 25,(3)

Mr. Hoffman was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer on November 8, 2021. As a result, the Company ceased to pay directors fees to him as of November 8, 2021. On April 29, 2021, Ms. Seymour was granted 75,000 stock options exercisable at $1.37 per share until April 29, 2031. The options vest as to 1/3 on April 29, 2022 with the remainder vesting in equal tranches over the next eight quarters beginning July 29, 2022.

(5)

Ms. Cranston and Dr. Ferrara resigned from the Board on August 19, 2020. As a result, they forfeited any unvested stock options as of August 19, 2020.

(4)
Mr. Murphy resigned from the Board on February 4, 2022. As a result, he forfeited any unvested stock options as of February 4, 2022.


REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE*

The undersigned members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. submit this report in connection with the Audit Committee’s review of the financial reports for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20212022 as follows:

1.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the audited financial statements for the Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.

1.
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the audited financial statements for the Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

2.

The Audit Committee has discussed with representatives of Marcum LLP, the independent public accounting firm, the matters which are required to be discussed with them under the provisions of Auditing Standard No. 61, as amended (Communications with Audit Committees).

2.
The Audit Committee has discussed with representatives of Marcum LLP, the independent public accounting firm, the matters which are required to be discussed with them under the provisions of Auditing Standard No. 61, as amended (Communications with Audit Committees).

3.

The Audit Committee has discussed with Marcum LLP, the independent public accounting firm, the auditors’ independence from management and the Company has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.


3.
The Audit Committee has discussed with Marcum LLP, the independent public accounting firm, the auditors’ independence from management and the Company has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

In addition, the Audit Committee considered whether the provision of non-audit services by Marcum LLP, is compatible with maintaining its independence. In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board of Directors has approved) that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20212022 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committee of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.

Robert E. Hoffman
Tamara A. (Seymour) Favorito
Robert J. Toth, Jr.

Laura Johnson

*

The foregoing report of the Audit Committee is not to be deemed “soliciting material” or deemed to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (irrespective of any general incorporation language in any document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) or subject to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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PROPOSAL 2

APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED THEREUNDER FROM 175,000,0005,500,000 TO 275,000,00075,000,000

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Our Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to amend our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock. Upon consultation with our management, our Board unanimously approved, and unanimously recommends for stockholder approval, the proposal to adopt a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation or the Certificate(the “Certificate of Amendment,Amendment”), to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 175,000,0005,500,000 shares to 275,000,00075,000,000 shares, each share of common stock having a par value of $0.001. The form of the text of the amendment (which would be filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on its then prescribed form of Certificate of Amendment) is set forth as Appendix A to this proxy statement (subject to any changes required by applicable law). As of the Record Date, there were (i) [] shares of common stock outstanding, (ii) approximately [] shares of common stock reserved for future issuance upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (iii) approximately [] shares of common stock reserved for future issuance of dividends under the Series C Preferred Stock, (iv) [] shares of common stock reserved for future issuance upon exercise of warrants currently outstanding, (v) [] shares of common stock reserved for future issuance upon exercise of options currently outstanding under the Del Mar Pharmaceuticals (BC) Ltd. 2013 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, and (vi) assuming that Proposal 3 is approved, [] shares of common stock reserved for future grants under the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.Plan (the “Plan”). The additional shares of common stock to be authorized by adoption of the amendment would have rights identical to the currently outstanding shares of common stock. Adoption of the amendment would not affect the rights of the holders of currently outstanding common stock, except, to the extent the additional authorized shares are issued, for effects incidental to increasing the number of shares of common stock outstanding, such as dilution of earnings per share and voting rights of current holders of common stock. If the amendment is adopted, it will become effective upon the filing of a certificatethe Certificate of amendmentAmendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.

The description of the Certificate of Amendment should be read in conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the proposed Certificate of Amendment attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A.

Purpose of the Proposal

The approval of the Certificate of Amendment is important for our ongoing business. Our Board believes it would be prudent and advisable to have the additional shares available to provide additional flexibility regarding the potential use of shares of common stock for business and financial purposes in the future. Having an increased number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock would allow us to take prompt action with respect to corporate opportunities that develop, without the delay and expense of convening a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of approving an increase in our authorized shares. The additional shares could be used for various purposes without further stockholder approval. These purposes may include: (i) raising capital, if we have an appropriate opportunity, through offerings of common stock or securities that are convertible into common stock; (ii) expanding our business through potential strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, licensing transactions and other business combinations or acquisitions of new product candidates or products; (iii) establishing strategic relationships with other companies; (iv) exchanges of common stock or securities that are convertible into common stock for other outstanding securities; (v) providing equity incentives pursuant to the Plan, or another plan we may adopt in the future, to attract and retain employees, officers or directors; and (vi) other general corporate purposes. We intend to use the additional shares of common stock that will be available to undertake any such issuances described above. As is the case with the shares of common stock which are currently authorized but unissued, if the Certificate of Amendment is adopted by the stockholders, the Board will only have authority to issue the additional shares of common stock from time to time without further action on the part of stockholders to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or by the rules of any stock exchange or market on which the Company’sour securities may then be listed or authorized for


quotation. Because it is anticipated that our directors and executive officers will be granted additional equity awards under the Plan, or


another plan we adopt in the future, they may be deemed to have an indirect interest in the Certificate of Amendment, because absent the Certificate of Amendment, we may not have sufficient authorized shares to grant such awards.

The increase in authorized shares of our common stock will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing stockholders. However, because our stockholders do not have any preemptive rights, future issuance of shares of common stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of common stock could have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, book value per share, and the voting rights of stockholders and could have a negative effect on the price of our common stock.

Disadvantages to an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock may include:

Stockholders may experience further dilution of their ownership.

Stockholders will not have any preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase any additional shares of common stock that may be issued in the future, and therefore, future issuances of common stock, depending on the circumstances, will have a dilutive effect on the earnings per share, voting power and other interests of our existing stockholders.

The additional shares of common stock for which authorization is sought in this proposal would be part of the existing class of common stock and, if and when issued, would have the same rights and privileges as the shares of common stock presently outstanding.

The issuance of authorized but unissued shares of common stock could be used to deter a potential takeover of us that may otherwise be beneficial to stockholders by diluting the shares held by a potential suitor or issuing shares to a stockholder that will vote in accordance with the Board’s desires. A takeover may be beneficial to independent stockholders because, among other reasons, a potential suitor may offer such stockholders a premium for their shares of stock compared to the then-existing market price. We do not have any plans or proposals to adopt provisions or enter into agreements that may have material anti-takeover consequences.

We have no specific plan, commitment, arrangement, understanding or agreement, either oral or written, regarding the issuance of common stock subsequent to this proposed increase in the number of authorized shares at this time, and we have not allocated any specific portion of the proposed increase in the authorized number of shares to any particular purpose. However, we have in the past conducted certain public and private offerings of common stock and warrants, and we will continue to require additional capital in the near future to fund our operations. As a result, it is foreseeable that we will seek to issue such additional shares of common stock in connection with any such capital raising activities, or any of the other activities described above. The Board does not intend to issue any common stock or securities convertible into common stock except on terms that the Board deems to be in the best interests of us and our stockholders. We are therefore requesting our stockholders approve this proposal to amend our Articles of Incorporation to increase our authorized shares of common stock from 175,000,0005,500,000 shares to 275,000,00075,000,000 shares.

Approval Required

The approval of this Proposal 2 will require the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of our shares of common stock and Series C Preferred Stock that are entitled to vote, voting together as a single class. Accordingly, abstentions and, in the event that Proposal 2 is deemed “non-routine”, broker non-votes, if any, will have the effect of a vote AGAINST“AGAINST” this Proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT ITS STOCKHOLDERSA VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED THEREUNDER FROM 175,000,0005,500,000 TO 275,000,000.75,000,000.



___________________________

PROPOSAL 3

APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR 2017 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASETHE ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING IN THE EVENT THAT THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER FROM 13,000,000 TO 22,000,000AND SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK PRESENT OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING “FOR” THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSAL 2 ARE INSUFFICIENT.

___________________________

General

The general purposeAdjournment of our 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, or the Plan, is to provide a means whereby eligible employees, officers, non-employee directors and other individual service providers may develop a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in our development and financial success, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to us, thereby advancing our interests and the interests of stockholders.

Our Board believes that the granting of stock options, restricted stock awards, unrestricted stock awards and similar kinds of equity-based compensation promotes continuity of management and increases incentive and personal interest in the welfare of our Company by those who are primarily responsible for shaping and carrying out our long-range plans and securing our growth and financial success. On April 13, 2022, our Board approved an amendment increasing the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000 (less the number of shares of 119,550 subject to outstanding options granted under the DelMar Pharmaceuticals (BC) Ltd. 2013 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (which we refer to as the Legacy Plan)), and directed that the amendment be submitted to the stockholders for approval at the Annual Meeting. A copy ofMeeting

In the amendment is attached as Appendix B.

If the Company’s stockholders do not approve the increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan, the Company will continue to operate the Plan under its current provisions, but will be limited in its ability to make future grants and incentives under the Plan to our management, employees and board members.

Description of the Existing Plan

The following description of the material terms of the Plan is intended to be a summary only. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed February 14, 2018.

Administration. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board, or the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee recommends approval by the Board the persons to whom options to purchase shares of our common stock, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock units, restricted or unrestricted shares of our common stock, performance shares, performance units, other cash-based awards and other stock-based awards may be granted. The Compensation Committee may also recommend, for approval by the Board, rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and amendments or modifications of outstanding awards (exceptevent that out-of-the-money options and SARs cannot be repriced without stockholder approval). The Compensation Committee may delegate authority to the chief executive officer and/or other executive officers to grant options and other awards to employees (other than themselves), subject to applicable law and the Plan. No options, stock purchase rights or awards may be made under the Plan on or after July 7, 2027, but the Plan will continue thereafter while previously granted options, SARs or other awards remain outstanding.

Eligibility. Persons eligible to receive options, SARs or other awards under the Plan are all employees, officers, directors, consultants, advisors or other individual service providers of our Company and our subsidiaries, or any person who is determined by the Compensation Committee to be a prospective employee, officer, director, consultant, advisor or other individual service provider of the Company or any subsidiary. As of April 22, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries had a total of four employees, including no officers and one executive officer (who are not included in the number of officers), three non-employee directors, and approximately 20 consultants, other advisors, and individual service providers. As of April 22, 2022, no person is eligible to participate as a result of a determination by


the Compensation Committee that that person is a prospective employee, officer, director, consultant, advisor or other individual service provider of the Company or any subsidiary. As awards under the Plan are within the discretion of the Compensation Committee, the Company cannot determine how many individuals in each of the categories described above will receive awards.

Shares Subject to the Plan. Prior to the proposed increase, an aggregate of 13,000,000 shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance under the Plan (excluding reduction for the number of shares of 119,550 subject to outstanding options granted under the Legacy Plan), of which approximately 3,086,548 shares remain available for issuance as of the date of this proxy statement.

“Incentive stock options”, or ISOs, that are intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code may be granted under the Plan with respect to all of the 13,000,000 shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan. If this Proposal 4 is approved by stockholders, all of the 22,000,000 shares (excluding reduction for the number of shares of 119,550 subject to outstanding options granted under the Legacy Plan) of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan may be granted as ISOs. If any option or SAR granted under the Plan terminates without having been exercised in full or if any award is forfeited, or if shares of common stock are withheld to cover withholding taxes on options or other awards or applied to the payment of the exercise price of an option or purchase price of an award, the number of shares of common stock asand Series C Preferred Stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and voting “FOR” the adoption of Proposal 2 are insufficient to whichapprove such option or award was forfeited, withheld or paid, will be available for future grants underproposal, we may move to adjourn the Plan. No person may receive awardsAnnual Meeting in any calendar year relatingorder to more than 8% of our fully diluted shares of common stock on the date of grant (excluding the number of shares of common stock issued under the Plan and/or the Legacy Plan or subjectenable us to outstanding awards granted under the Plan or Legacy Plan).

The number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan and the foregoing share limitations are subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

Terms and Conditions of Options. Options granted under the Plan may be either ISOs or “nonstatutory stock options” that do not meet the requirements of Section 422solicit additional proxies in favor of the Code. The Board,adoption of Proposal 2. In that event, we will ask stockholders to vote only upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, will determineadjournment proposal and not on any other proposal discussed in this proxy statement. If the exercise price of options granted under the Plan. The exercise price of stock options may not be less than the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant (or 110% of fair market value in the case of ISOs granted to a ten-percent stockholder).

If on the date of grant the common stockadjournment is listed on a stock exchange or is quoted on the automated quotation system of Nasdaq, the fair market value will generally be the closing sale price on the date of grant (or the last trading day before the date of grant if no trades occurred on the date of grant). If no such prices are available, the fair market value will be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee based on the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method. On April [●], 2022, the closing sale price of a share of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market was $[].

No option may be exercisable for more than ten years (five years in the case of an ISO granted tothirty (30) days, a ten-percent stockholder) from the date of grant. Options granted under the Plan will be exercisable at such time or times as the Board of Directors, based on recommendationsnotice of the Compensation Committee, prescribesadjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the timemeeting.

For the avoidance of grant. No employee may receive ISOs that first become exercisable indoubt, any calendar year in an amount exceeding $100,000. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, permit a holderproxy authorizing the adjournment of an option to exercise the option before it has otherwise become exercisable, in which case the shares of our common stock issuedAnnual Meeting shall also authorize successive adjournments thereof, at any meeting so adjourned, to the recipient will continueextent necessary for us to be subject to the vesting requirements that applied to the option before exercise.

Generally, the option price may be paid (a)solicit additional proxies in cash or by certified check, bank draft or money order, (b) through delivery of shares of our common stock having a fair market value equal to the purchase price, or (c) a combination of these methods. The Committee is also authorized to establish a cashless exercise program and to permit the exercise price (or tax withholding obligations) to be satisfied by reducing from the shares otherwise issuable upon exercise a number of shares having a fair market value equal to the exercise price.

No option may be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during a recipient’s lifetime an option may be exercised only by the recipient. However, the Compensation Committee may permit the holder of an option, SAR or other award to transfer the option, right or other award to immediate family


members or a family trust for estate planning purposes. The Compensation Committee will determine the extent to which a holder of a stock option may exercise the option following termination of service with us.

Stock Appreciation Rights. The Board of Directors, upon recommendationfavor of the Compensation Committee, may grant SARs, independent of or in connection with an option. The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, will determine the other terms applicable to SARs. The exercise price per share of a SAR will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of grant, as determined by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee. The maximum termadoption of any SAR granted under the Plan is ten years from the date of grant. Generally, each SAR will entitle a participant upon exercise to an amount equal to:

the excess of the fair market value on the exercise date of one share of our common stock over the exercise price, multiplied by

the number of shares of common stock covered by the SAR.

Payment may be made in shares of our common stock, in cash, or partly in common stock and partly in cash, all as determined by the Compensation Committee.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, may award restricted common stock and/or restricted stock units under the Plan. Restricted stock awards consist of shares of stock that are transferred to a participant subject to restrictions that may result in forfeiture if specified conditions are not satisfied. Restricted stock units confer the right to receive shares of our common stock, cash, or a combination of shares and cash, at a future date upon or following the attainment of certain conditions specified by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee. The restrictions and conditions applicable to each award of restricted stock or restricted stock units may include performance-based conditions. Dividends with respect to restricted stock may be paid to the holder of the shares as and when dividends are paid to stockholders or at the time that the restricted stock vests, as determined by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee. Dividend equivalent amounts may be paid with respect to restricted stock units either when cash dividends are paid to stockholders or when the units vest. Unless the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, determines otherwise, holders of restricted stock will have the right to vote the shares.

Performance Shares and Performance Units. The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, may award performance shares and/or performance units under the Plan. Performance shares and performance units are awards, denominated in either shares or U.S. dollars, which are earned during a specified performance period subject to the attainment of performance criteria, as established by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, will determine the restrictions and conditions applicable to each award of performance shares and performance units.

Other Stock-Based and Cash-Based Awards. The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, may award other types of equity-based or cash-based awards under the Plan, including the grant or offer for sale of shares of our common stock that do not have vesting requirements and the right to receive one or more cash payments subject to satisfaction of such conditions as the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, may impose.proposal.

Effect of Certain Corporate Transactions. The Compensation Committee may, at the time of the grant of an award provide for the effect of a change in control (as defined in the Plan) on any award, including (i) accelerating or extending the time periods for exercising, vesting in, or realizing gain from any award, (ii) eliminating or modifying the performance or other conditions of an award, or (iii) providing for the cash settlement of an award for an equivalent cash value, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion and without the need for the consent of any recipient of an award, also take one or more of the following actions contingent upon the occurrence of a change in control: (a) cause any or all outstanding options and SARs to become immediately exercisable, in whole or in part; (b) cause any other awardsto become non-forfeitable, in whole or in part; (c) cancel any option or SAR in exchange for a substitute option; (d) cancel any award of restricted stock, restricted stock units,


performance shares or performance units in exchange for a similar award of the capital stock of any successor corporation; (e) redeem any restricted stock, restricted stock unit, performance share or performance unit for cash and/or other substitute consideration with a value equal to the fair market value of an unrestricted share of our common stock on the date of the change in control; (f) cancel any option or SAR in exchange for cash and/or other substitute consideration based on the value of our common stock on the date of the change in control, and cancel any option or SAR without any payment if its exercise price exceeds the value of our common stock on the date of the change in control; or (g) make such other modifications, adjustments or amendments to outstanding awards as the Compensation Committee deems necessary or appropriate.

Amendment, Termination. Our Board may at any time amend the Plan for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of the Code, or other applicable law or regulation or for any other legal purpose, provided that, without the consent of our stockholders, the Board may not (a) increase the number of shares of common stock available under the Plan, (b) change the group of individuals eligible to receive options, SARs and/or other awards, or (c) extend the term of the Plan.

New Plan Benefits

Grants of awards under the Plan are subject to the discretion of the plan administrator. No determination has been made as to which of the individuals eligible to participate in the Plan will receive awards under the Plan in the future and, therefore, the future benefits to be allocated to any individual or to various groups of eligible participants are not presently determinable. However, please refer to the section entitled “Executive Compensation”, which provides information on the grants made in the last fiscal year, and the section entitled “Executive Compensation-Director Compensation”, which provides a description of grants made to our non-employee directors in the last fiscal year.

Material Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following is a summary of the principal federal income tax consequences of option and other grants under the Plan. Optionees and recipients of other rights and awards granted under the Plan are advised to consult their personal tax advisors before exercising an option or SAR or disposing of any stock received pursuant to the exercise of an option or SAR or following vesting of a restricted stock award or restricted stock unit or upon grant of an unrestricted stock award. In addition, the following summary is based upon an analysis of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) as currently in effect, existing laws, judicial decisions, administrative rulings, regulations and proposed regulations, all of which are subject to change and does not address state, local or other tax laws.

Treatment of Options

The Code treats incentive stock options and nonstatutory stock options differently. However, as to both types of options, no income will be recognized to the optionee at the time of the grant of the options under the Plan, nor will our Company be entitled to a tax deduction at that time.

Generally, upon exercise of a nonstatutory stock option (including an option intended to be an incentive stock option but which has not continued to so qualify at the time of exercise), an optionee will recognize ordinary income tax on the excess of the fair market value of the stock on the exercise date over the option price. Our Company will be entitled to a tax deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the optionee in the fiscal year which includes the end of the optionee’s taxable year. We will be required to satisfy applicable withholding requirements in order to be entitled to a tax deduction. In general, if an optionee, in exercising a nonstatutory stock option, tenders shares of our common stock in partial or full payment of the option price, no gain or loss will be recognized on the tender. However, if the tendered shares were previously acquired upon the exercise of an incentive stock option and the tender is within two years from the date of grant or one year after the date of exercise of the incentive stock option, the tender will be a disqualifying disposition of the shares acquired upon exercise of the incentive stock option.


For incentive stock options, there is no taxable income to an optionee at the time of exercise. However, the excess of the fair market value of the stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price will be taken into account in determining whether the “alternative minimum tax” will apply for the year of exercise. If the shares acquired upon exercise are held until at least two years from the date of grant and more than one year from the date of exercise, any gain or loss upon the sale of such shares, if held as capital assets, will be long-term capital gain or loss (measured by the difference between the sales price of the stock and the exercise price). Under current federal income tax law, a long-term capital gain will be taxed at a rate which is less than the maximum rate of tax on ordinary income. If the two-year and one year holding period requirements are not met (a “disqualifying disposition”), an optionee will recognize ordinary income in the year of disposition in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the stock on the date of exercise minus the exercise price or (ii) the amount realized on disposition minus the exercise price. The remainder of the gain will be treated as long-term capital gain, depending upon whether the stock has been held for more than a year. If an optionee makes a disqualifying disposition, our Company will be entitled to a tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the optionee.

In general, if an optionee, in exercising an incentive stock option, tenders shares of common stock in partial or full payment of the option price, no gain or loss will be recognized on the tender. However, if the tendered shares were previously acquired upon the exercise of another incentive stock option and the tender is within two years from the date of grant or one year after the date of exercise of the other option, the tender will be a disqualifying disposition of the shares acquired upon exercise of the other option.

As noted above, the exercise of an incentive stock option could subject an optionee to the alternative minimum tax. The application of the alternative minimum tax to any particular optionee depends upon the particular facts and circumstances which exist with respect to the optionee in the year of exercise. However, as a general rule, the amount by which the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise of an option exceeds the exercise price of the option will constitute an item of “adjustment” for purposes of determining the alternative minimum taxable income on which the alternative tax may be imposed. As such, this item will enter into the tax base on which the alternative minimum tax is computed, and may therefore cause the alternative minimum tax to become applicable in any given year.

Treatment of Stock Appreciation Rights

Generally, the recipient of a SAR will not recognize any income upon grant of the SAR, nor will our Company be entitled to a deduction at that time. Upon exercise of a SAR, the holder will recognize ordinary income, and our Company generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction equal to the fair market value of our common stock at that time.

Treatment of Stock Awards

Generally, absent an election to be taxed currently under Section 83(b) of the Code (a “Section 83(b) Election”), there will be no federal income tax consequences to either the recipient or our Company upon the grant of a restricted stock award. At the expiration of the restriction period and the satisfaction of any other restrictions applicable to the restricted shares, the recipient will recognize ordinary income and our Company generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction equal to the fair market value of the common stock at that time. If a Section 83(b) Election is made within 30 days after the date the restricted stock award is granted, the recipient will recognize an amount of ordinary income at the time of the receipt of the restricted shares, and our Company generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, equal to the fair market value (determined without regard to applicable restrictions) of the shares at such time, less any amount paid by the recipient for the shares. If a Section 83(b) Election is made, no additional income will be recognized by the recipient upon the lapse of restrictions on the shares (and prior to the sale of such shares), but, if the shares are subsequently forfeited, the recipient may not deduct the income that was recognized pursuant to the Section 83(b) Election at the time of the receipt of the shares.

The recipient of an unrestricted stock award will recognize ordinary income, and our Company generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, equal to the fair market value of our common stock that is the subject of the award when the award is made.


The recipient of a restricted stock unit will recognize ordinary income as and when the units vest and shares of our common stock are issued. The amount of the income will be equal to the fair market value of the shares of our common stock issued at that time, and our Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. The recipient of a restricted stock unit will not be permitted to make a Section 83(b) Election with respect to such award.

The federal income tax consequences of performance share awards, performance unit awards, other cash-based awards and other stock-based awards will depend on the terms and conditions of those awards but, in general, participants will be required to recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the cash and the fair market value of any fully vested shares of our common stock paid, determined at the time of such payment, in connection with such awards.

Section 409A. If an award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, but does not comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the taxable events as described above could apply earlier than described, and could result in the imposition of additional taxes and penalties. Participants are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the applicability of Section 409A of the Code to their awards.

Potential Limitation on Company Deductions

Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a tax deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million paid in a taxable year by a publicly held corporation to its chief executive officer and certain other “covered employees”. The Board and the Compensation Committee intend to consider the potential impact of Section 162(m) on grants made under the Plan, but reserve the right to approve grants of options and other awards for an executive officer that exceeds the deduction limit of Section 162(m).

Tax Withholding

As and when appropriate, we shall have the right to require each optionee purchasing shares of common stock and each grantee receiving an award of shares of common stock under the Plan to pay any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table sets forth the aggregate information of our equity compensation plans in effect as of June 30, 2021:

Plan

 

Number of

securities to be

issued upon

exercise of

outstanding

options and

rights

 

 

Weighted-

average

exercise

price of

outstanding

options and

rights

 

 

Number of

securities

remaining

available for

future

issuance

under equity

compensation

plans

(excluding

securities

reflected in

first column)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1)

 

 

6,256,584

 

 

$

1.63

 

 

 

6,413,891

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security

holders - Del Mar (BC) 2013 Amended and Restated

Stock Option Plan

 

 

135,775

 

 

$

30.88

 

 

 

-

 

Totals

 

 

6,392,359

 

 

$

2.27

 

 

 

6,413,891

 


(1)

As approved by our stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on April 11, 2018, on July 7, 2017, as amended on February 1, 2018, the Board approved the adoption of the Plan. The Board also approved a form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement to be used in connection with grants of performance stock units (“PSUs”) under the Plan. Under the Plan, as amended by our Board, and our stockholders at our annual meeting of stockholders held on June 25, 2021, 13,000,000 shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance, less the number of shares of our common stock issued under the Legacy Plan or that are subject to grants of stock options made, or that may be made, under the Legacy Plan.

A total of 135,775 shares of our common stock, net of forfeitures, have been issued under the Legacy Plan and/or are subject to outstanding stock options granted under the Legacy Plan, and a total of 6,256,584 shares of our common stock have been issued under the Plan and/or are subject to outstanding stock options granted under the Plan leaving a potential 6,413,891 shares, net of exercises, of our common stock available for issuance under the Plan if all such options under the Legacy Plan were exercised and no new grants are made under the Legacy Plan. The maximum number of shares of our common stock with respect to which any one participant may be granted awards during any calendar year is 8% of our fully diluted shares of common stock on the date of grant (excluding the number of shares of our common stock issued under the Plan and/or the Legacy Plan or subject to outstanding awards granted under the Plan and/or the Legacy Plan). No award will be granted under the Plan on or after July 7, 2027, but awards granted prior to that date may extend beyond that date.

Approval Required

The approval of this Proposal 3 will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of all oftotal votes cast, represented in person or by proxy, at the votes cast.Annual Meeting. As a result, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not affect the outcome of the vote of Proposal 3.this proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE INCREASE INADJOURMENT OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZEDANNUAL MEETING IF THE VOTES FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE COMPANY’S 2017 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.PROPOSAL 2 ARE INSUFFICIENT.

 



___________________________

PROPOSAL 4

RATIFICATION OF ACCOUNTANTS

___________________________

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee of the Board, or the Audit Committee, has appointed Marcum LLP, or Marcum, as our independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.2023. We are not required to seek stockholder approval for the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm, however, the Audit Committee and the full Board believe it is sound corporate practice to seek such approval. If the appointment is not ratified, the Audit Committee will investigate the reasons for stockholder rejection and will re-consider the appointment. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such change would be in the best interests of us and our stockholders.

Attendance at Annual Meeting

Representatives of Marcum will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders submitted in writing in accordance with the Annual Meeting procedures.

Fees Billed to the Company in fiscal years 20212022 and 20202021

Upon approval of the Board and the Audit Committee of the Board, on September 30, 2019, Marcum was appointed to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

firm. The following is a summary of fees paid by us for professional services rendered by Marcum for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20212022 and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.2021.

 

Year Ended
June 30,
2021

 

Year Ended
June 30,
2020

 

Year Ended
June 30,
2022

 

Year Ended
June 30,
2021

Audit fees

 

$

200,599

 

$

130,000

 

$

225,900

 

$

200,599

Audit related fees

 

$

27,077

 

$

30,950

 

$

44,869

 

$

27,077

Tax fees

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

 

$

All other fees

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

 

$

Total fees

 

$

227,676

 

$

160,950

 

$

270,769

 

$

227,676

Audit fees. Audit fees represent fees for professional services performed by Marcum for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our quarterly financial statements, as well as services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-related fees. Audit-related fees represent fees for assurance and related services performed by Marcum that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements.

Tax Fees. Marcum has not performed any tax compliance services for us during the fiscal years ended June 30, 20212022 or 2020.2021.

All other fees. Marcum has not have received any other fees from us for the fiscal years ended June 30, 20212022 or 2020.2021.


In accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, our Audit Committee charter and pre-approval policies established by the Audit Committee require that the Audit Committee review in advance and pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit fees for services provided to us by our independent registered public accounting firm. The services performed by Marcum, and the fees to be paid to Marcum, in 20212022 and 20202021 were approved by the Audit Committee.

Previous Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On July 31, 2019, we received notification from Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”), our former independent registered public accounting firm, that, as a result of the relocation of our headquarters from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to San Diego, California, E&Y declined to stand for re-appointment as our independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the audit of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020. The decision not to stand for re-appointment was not the result of any disagreements between the Company and E&Y on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures. Accordingly, on September 30, 2019 E&Y resigned as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Upon approval of our Board and the Audit Committee, Marcum was engaged, effective September 30, 2019, to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

 E&Y’s report on Kintara’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 contained a paragraph stating that there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. E&Y’s reports on our consolidated financial statements for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and neither such report was qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, and the subsequent period through September 30, 2019, (i) there were no disagreements with E&Y on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused E&Y to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial statements for such years, and (ii) there were no reportable events as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K, except as described below.

 During the audit for the year ended June 30, 2019, a material weakness in the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting was identified relating to inadequate segregation of duties over authorization, review and recording of transactions, as well as the financial reporting of such transactions. During the audit for the year ended June 30, 2018, a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting was identified relating to inadequate segregation of duties over authorization, review and recording of transactions, as well as the financial reporting of such transactions.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, and the subsequent interim period through September 30, 2019, neither we nor any person on its behalf had consulted Marcum with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to us nor oral advice was provided that Marcum concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K), or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 We have provided E&Y with a copy of the above disclosures.


Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy

The Audit Committee, or a designated member of the Audit Committee, shall preapprove all auditing services and permitted non-audit services (including the fees and terms) to be performed for Kintara by our registered independent public accountants, subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services that are approved by the Audit Committee prior to completion of the audit, provided that: (1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by Kintara to its registered independent public accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (2) such services were not recognized by Kintara at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the Board to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee. Of the services set forth in the table above, all were preapproved by the Audit Committee.

Approval Required

The approval of this Proposal 4 will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all oftotal votes cast, represented in person or by proxy, at the votes cast.Annual Meeting. As a result, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not affect the outcome of the vote of this Proposal.proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MARCUM LLP AS THE COMPANY’S independent registered accounting firm FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022.2023.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Householding of Annual Meeting Materials

Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements. This means that only one copy of this proxy statement and Annual Report may have been sent to multiple stockholders in the same household. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of this proxy statement to any stockholder upon written or oral request to: Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92121, Attn.: Secretary, or at (604) 629-5989. Any stockholder who wants to receive a separate copy of this proxy statement or Annual Report, or of the Company’s proxy statements or annual reports in the future, or any stockholder who is receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy per household, should contact the stockholder’s bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or the stockholder may contact us at the address and phone number above.

Information About StockholderSubmitting Proxy Proposals and Director Nominations for the 2024 Annual Meeting

Proposals to be Considered for Inclusion in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Materials

In order to include information with respect tofor a stockholder proposal to be eligible to be included in ourthe Company’s proxy statement and related formproxy card for the 2024 Annual Meeting of proxy for a stockholders’ meeting, stockholdersStockholders, the proposal must provide notice as required by the regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. Proposals that stockholders wish to include in our proxy statement and form of proxy for presentation at our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders must(1) be received by us by February 2, 2023 at: Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.,the Company at our principal executive offices, 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92121, Attn.: Secretary. The SEC rules contain standardsSecretary, on or before , 2023, and (2) concern a matter that may be properly considered and acted upon at the annual meeting in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and our Bylaws and policies, and must otherwise comply with Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as to whether stockholder proposals are requiredamended (the “Exchange Act”).

Director Nominations and Other Business to be Brought Before the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Notice of any director nomination or the proposal of other business that stockholders intend to present at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, but do not intend to have included in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, must be received by the Company at our principal executive offices, 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92121, Attn.: Secretary, not earlier than the close of business on January 9, 2024 and not later than the close of business on February 8, 2024. In the event that the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is more than 25 days before or after the anniversary date of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the notice must be delivered to the Company not earlier than the 120th day prior to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and not later than the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Company. In addition, a stockholder’s notice must include the information required by our Bylaws with respect to each director nomination or proposal of other business that such stockholder intends to present at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements pursuant to our Bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy statement.rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act by February 8, 2024.


 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Scott Praill

 

Scott Praill

 

Secretary

San Diego, California

April [March ], 20222023

To assure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting, please either a) vote over the Internet following the instructions provided in this proxy statement or b) complete, sign, date and promptly return the proxy card to Kintara.

If you have any questions or require any assistance in voting your shares, please call:

Alliance Advisors LLC

200 Broadacres Drive, 3rd Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

855-600-2576


Appendix A

Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.

Form of Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

 

Article SECOND of the Articles of Incorporation of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

NUMBER OF SHARES WITH PAR VALUE:

 

275,000,00075,000,000 COMMON - $0.001 PAR VALUE

 

5,000,000 PREFERRED - $0.001 PAR VALUE

 

 


Appendix B

AMENDMENT TO THE
KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
2017 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Dated: April 13, 2022

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) heretofore established the Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”); and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to amend the Plan to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock of the Corporation available for grants of “Awards” (as defined under the Plan) thereunder from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000 (not counting shares of common stock that have previously been issued pursuant to the Plan or that are the subject of outstanding Awards under the Plan), all of which are to be available as grants as Incentive Stock Options; and

WHEREAS, Section 17.2 of the Plan authorizes the Board of Directors to amend the Plan, subject to stockholder approval to the extent that such approval is required by applicable law;

NOW, THEREFORE, subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders, effective the date hereof, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

Section 4.1(a) of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety, to read as follows:

“(a) Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.3 and any other applicable provisions hereof, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under all Awards granted to Participants under the Plan shall be 22,000,000 shares; provided, however, that such number shall be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Legacy Plan and/or subject to outstanding grants of options under the Legacy Plan (that is, which have not been forfeited or that have expired without having been exercised). All 22,000,000 of such shares initially available pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) may, but need not, be issued in respect of Incentive Stock Options.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as evidence of its adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company on the date set forth above.

              Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.

By: /s/ Robert E. Hoffman

       Name: Robert E. Hoffman

       Title: President and Chief    

                Executive Officer

 


 

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PROXY KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC. PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD JUNE 21, 2022MAY 8, 2023 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED TheDATEDThe undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E. Hoffman and Scott Praill, and each of them, as proxiesthe undersigned’s proxy with full power of substitution, to represent and vote all of the shares which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) in such manner as they, or any of them,he may determine on any matters which may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof and to vote on the matters set forth on the reverse side as directed by the undersigned. The Annual Meeting will be held virtually on June 21, 2022,May 8, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, and at any and all adjournments thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any proxies previously given. In order to attend the virtual meeting,Annual Meeting, you must pre-register at www.viewproxy.com/kintara/2022. This2023.This Proxy is solicited bysolicitedby the Board of Directors ofDirectorsof Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. This Proxy, when properly executed,properlyexecuted, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this Proxy will be voted “FOR” the election of the four nominees for director, and “FOR” Proposals 2, 3, and 4. (Continued,(Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)PLEASE DETACH ALONG PERFORATED LINE AND MAIL IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. ImportantPROVIDED.Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held June 21, 2022 May 8, 2023

The Proxy Statement and our 20212022 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at: www.viewproxy.com/kintara/20222023

 

 


 

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Please mark your votes like this THE BOARDTHEBOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE LISTED NOMINEES, AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 2, 3, and 4. 2.TO ELECTFOUR DIRECTORS TO THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS TO HOLD OFFICEFOR THE FOLLOWINGYEAR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED. Nominees: 01 Robert E. Hoffman02 Robert J. Toth, Jr. 03 Laura Johnson04 Tamara A. Favorito FOR ALL WITHHOLDALL FOR ALL EXCEPT Instructions: To withhold authorityto vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below. TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER FROM 175,000,0005,500,000 TO 275,000,000;75,000,000. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 3. TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2017 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASEADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING IN THE EVENT THAT THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZEDAND SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK PRESENT OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING “FOR” THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSAL 2 ARE INSUFFICIENT. FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER FROM 13,000,000 TO 22,000,000; FOR AGAINSTAGIANST ABSTAIN 4. TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF MARCUM LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR FISCALTHE COMPANY’SFISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022; AND2023. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN To transact othertransactother business as may properly comeproperlycome before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. 1. TO ELECT FOUR DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO HOLD OFFICE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED; Nominees: 01 Robert E. Hoffman 02 Robert J. Toth, Jr. 03 Laura Johnson 04 Tamara A. Seymour FOR ALL WITHHOLD ALL FOR ALL EXCEPT Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below. Date: Signature Signature (if held jointly) Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this card. Joint owners should each sign personally. If signing as a fiduciary or attorney, please give your exact title. CONTROL NUMBER PLEASE DETACH ALONG PERFORATED LINE AND MAIL IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. AsPROVIDED.As a stockholder of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. you have the option of voting your shares electronically through the Internet or by telephone, eliminating the need to return the proxy card. Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxiesproxy to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card. Votes submitted electronically over the Internet or by telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on June 20, 2022.May 7, 2023. CONTROL NUMBER PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS PleaseINSTRUCTIONSPlease have your 11-digit control number ready when voting by Internet orInternetor Telephone MAIL Vote Your Shares by Mail: Mark, sign, and date your proxy card, then detach it, and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. INTERNET Vote Your Shares on the Internet: Go to www.FCRVote.com/KTRA Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. TELEPHONE Vote Your Shares bySharesby Phone: Call 1 (866) 402-3905 Use any touch-tone telephone to vote your Shares. Have your proxy card available when you call. Follow the voting instructions to vote your shares.MAIL Vote Your Shares by Mail: Mark, sign, and date your proxy card, then detach it, and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided.