UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 5, 2019 (December 4, 2019)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 001-15697 | | 22-3542636 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey 07647
(Address of principal executive offices)
(201) 750-2646
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on
which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | ELTP | | OTCQB |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders for 2019 was held December 4, 2019. The requisite quorum for the meeting of 50.0% was present. At the meeting, Shareholders voted as follows:
Proposal No. 1:Election of Directors:
| Nominees | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Barry Dash, Ph.D., Class I | | 480,430,718 | | 13,960,165 | | 384,718,855 |
| Davis Caskey, Class II | | 480,028,061 | | 14,362,822 | | 384,718,855 |
| Nasrat Hakim, Class III | | 480,273,796 | | 14,117,087 | | 384,718,855 |
| Jeffrey Whitnell, Class III | | 479,755,996 | | 14,634,887 | | 384,718,855 |
Proposal No. 2: Amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue from 995,000,000 shares to 1,445,000,000 shares.
| For: 823,661,691 | | Against: 50,567,241 | | Abstain: 3,757,408 |
Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the selection of Buchbinder Tunick & Company LLP as the Company’s independent accountants:
| For: 855,417,614 | | Against: 10,989,770 | | Abstain: 12,702,353 |
Proposal No. 4:Advisory, non-binding, vote on approval of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers:
| For: 463,653,096 | | Against: 26,820,309 | | Abstain: 3,917,478 |
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Following approval of Proposal No. 2 above, the Company filed an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada increasing the number of shares of common stock that it is authorized to issue from 995,000,000 shares to 1,445,000,000 shares. The par value of the common stock remains $0.001 per share.
A copy of the foregoing Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation is filed herewith.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
(d) Exhibits:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: December 5, 2019 | ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Nasrat Hakim |
| | | Nasrat Hakim, President and CEO |
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