UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 24, 2017
CytoDyn Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 000-49908 | | 75-3056237 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (SEC File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1111 Main Street, Suite 660 Vancouver, Washington | | 98660 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(360) 980-8524
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On August 24, 2017, CytoDyn Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which certain matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders. A total of 108,924,077 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, out of 152,763,243 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date. The final results for each of the matters submitted are set forth below. Each of the proposals was approved, except for Proposal 5, which was not approved. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Eight Directors. The stockholders elected eight directors, each for aone-year term:
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Nominee | | Shares Voted For | | | Shares Withheld | | | Broker Non- Votes | |
Denis R. Burger, Ph.D. | | | 74,653,226 | | | | 3,664,152 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
Anthony D. Caracciolo | | | 74,630,992 | | | | 3,686,386 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
Gregory A. Gould | | | 74,176,733 | | | | 4,140,645 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
Scott A. Kelly, M.D. | | | 75,996,157 | | | | 2,321,221 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
A. Bruce Montgomery, M.D. | | | 76,261,441 | | | | 2,055,937 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
Jordan G. Naydenov | | | 75,920,831 | | | | 2,396,547 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
Nader Z. Pourhassan, Ph.D. | | | 75,658,489 | | | | 2,658,889 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
Carl C. Dockery | | | 76,241,285 | | | | 2,076,093 | | | | 30,606,699 | |
Proposal No. 2 – Amendment to Increase the Number of Shares Authorized for Issuance Under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. The stockholders approved a proposal to amend certain provisions of the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as described in the Proxy Statement, including an increase in the number of shares of capital stock authorized for issuance under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan from 7,000,000 to 15,000,000, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For | | Against | | Abstained | | Broker Non-Vote |
57,810,711 | | 19,333,027 | | 1,173,640 | | 30,606,699 |
Proposal No. 3 – Approval of Reverse Stock Split. The stockholders approved a proposal to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio of any whole number betweenone-for-two andone-for-ten, as determined by the board of directors, and simultaneously reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock to 200,000,000, at any time before August 24, 2018, if and as determined by the board of directors, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For | | Against | | Abstained |
87,398,545 | | 21,211,577 | | 313,955 |
Proposal No. 4 – Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares. The stockholders approved a proposal to amend the certificate of incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock to 375,000,000, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For | | Against | | Abstained |
93,614,640 | | 14,800,575 | | 508,862 |
Proposal No. 5 – Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to Eliminate a Provision that Permits Removal of the Company’s Directors Only With Cause. The stockholders did not approve a proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate a provision that permits the removal of directors only with cause, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For | | Against | | Abstained | | Broker Non-Vote |
73,247,233 | | 4,156,801 | | 913,344 | | 30,606,699 |
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Proposal No. 6 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.The stockholders approved the selection of Warren Averett, LLC as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2018, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For | | Against | | Abstained |
106,388,575 | | 1,966,762 | | 568,740 |
Proposal No. 7 –Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.The stockholders approved the compensation paid to executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For | | Against | | Abstained | | Broker Non-Vote |
60,290,110 | | 16,413,247 | | 1,614,021 | | 30,606,699 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | CytoDyn Inc. |
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August 25, 2017 | | | | By: | | /s/ Michael D. Mulholland |
| | | | Name: | | Michael D. Mulholland |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |