UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 27, 2022
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Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Cayman Islands | | 001-40735 | | 98-1644526 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road Altrincham, Cheshire United Kingdom (Address of principal executive offices) | |
| | WA14 2DT (Zip Code) |
+44 (0) 1865 292017
(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:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Ordinary shares, $0.000004026575398 par value per share | RKLY | The New York Stock Exchange |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | RKLY.WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
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.
An Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited (the “Company”) was held on December 27, 2022 (the “EGM”). Two proposals were submitted to shareholders as described in the Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”) and were approved by the Company’s shareholders at the EGM. The proposals and the results of the shareholder votes are as follows.
1. Proposal to approve the issuance of any ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (as defined in the Proxy Statement) in excess of the Share Cap (as defined in the Proxy Statement):
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 48,097,136 | 816,927 | 199,720 | 16,167,909 |
2. Proposal to authorize the Company’s board of directors to effect one or more reverse stock splits of the Company's ordinary shares at a ratio of not less than 1 for 15 and not more than 1 for 25:
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| For | Against | Abstain |
| 63,058,390.00 | 1,992,643 | 230,659 |
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.
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| | Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited |
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| Date: | December 27, 2022 | By: | | /s/ Tom Adams |
| | Name: | | Tom Adams |
| | Title: | | General Counsel |
