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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2022
F-STAR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37718 | 52-2386345 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Eddeva B920 Babraham Research Campus |
Cambridge, United Kingdom |
CB22 3AT |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
+44-1223-497400
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not applicable
(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, $0.0001 par value | FSTX | The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq Capital Market) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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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. |
On June 16, 2022, F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (“F-star”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders: (1) elected each of Pamela Klein, M.D. and Geoffrey Race to F-star’s Board of Directors as a Class I director for a term of three years to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until her or his successor is elected and qualified or until her or his earlier death, resignation or removal (“Election of Directors”); (2) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of F-star’s named executive officers, as described in F-star’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (“Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 22, 2022 (“Say-on-Pay”); (3) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, that F-star should hold an advisory vote on the compensation of F-star’s named executive officers at a frequency of every year (“Frequency-on-Pay”) ; and (4) ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as F-star’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (“Auditor Ratification”). A more complete description of each of these matters is set forth in F-star’s Proxy Statement.
The number of votes cast in favor or against or withheld by the stockholders and, where applicable, the number of abstentions and the number of broker nonvotes on each of the foregoing matters are set forth below.
1. | Election of Directors |
Nominee | Shares Voted For | Shares Voted to Withhold Authority | Broker Nonvotes | |||
Pamela Klein, M.D. | 6,919,719 | 3,540,744 | 4,090,309 | |||
Geoffrey Race | 10,304,795 | 155,668 | 4,090,309 |
2. Say-on-Pay
Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Nonvotes | |||
10,267,792 | 159,931 | 32,740 | 4,090,309 |
3. Frequency-on-Pay
Shares Voted For A Frequency of One Year | Shares Voted For A Frequency of Two Years | Shares Voted For A Frequency of Three Years | Shares Abstaining | Broker Nonvotes | ||||
9,894,236 | 407,759 | 94,602 | 63,866 | 4,090,309 |
4. Auditor Ratification
Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Nonvotes | |||
14,460,066 | 73,247 | 17,459 | 0 |
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.
F-STAR THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 16, 2022 | /s/ Darlene Deptula-Hicks | |||||
Name: Darlene Deptula-Hicks | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |