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): March 15, 2022
CYTRX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-15327 | 58-1642740 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11726 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 650
Los Angeles, California 90049
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 826-5648
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: None
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights |
| CYTR | OTC Markets |
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). Emerging growth company ☐
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 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 15, 2022, CytRx Corporation (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), which was originally opened and subsequently adjourned on September 23, 2021, at which meeting the Company’s stockholders, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Company’s outstanding shares of capital stock, approved the amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to effect an increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 41,666,666 shares to 62,393,940 shares, and to make a corresponding change to the number of authorized shares of capital stock in order to comply with the Company’s contractual obligations under a securities purchase agreement entered into on July 13, 2021 (the “Authorized Share Increase Amendment”). The number of shares of authorized preferred stock of the Company remains unchanged.
On March 15, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware to effect the Authorized Share Increase Amendment.
For more information about the Authorized Share Increase Amendment, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2022 (as supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed with this report as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Special Meeting, the proposals described below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders:
Proposal 1 – A proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of its authorized common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 41,666,666 shares to 62,393,940 shares, and to make a corresponding change to the number of authorized shares of capital stock, in order to comply with the Company’s contractual obligations under a securities purchase agreement entered into on July 13, 2021.
The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 1, with the following voting results:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
20,593,552 | 7,596,582 | 91,253 | 0 |
Proposal 2 – A proposal to approve an adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 1.
The Company’s stockholders approved Proposal 2, with the following voting results:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
20,413,950 | 7,311,582 | 555,855 | 0 |
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the meeting.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as filed on March 15, 2022 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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.
CYTRX CORPORATION | |
Date: March 16, 2022 | /s/ John Y. Caloz |
John Y. Caloz | |
Chief Financial Officer |