8-K - BNTC - Equibles

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): December 4, 2024

BENITEC BIOPHARMA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39267	84-4620206
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br> <br>of Incorporation)	(Commission<br> <br>File Number)	(IRS Employer<br> <br>Identification No.)
3940 Trust Way, Hayward, California	94545
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (510) 780-0819

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): Not Applicable

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(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading<br> <br>Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange<br> <br>on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001	BNTC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 4, 2024, Benitec Biopharma Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”). The 2024 Annual Meeting was held virtually. A total of 17,993,811 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the 2024 Annual Meeting, representing 90.81% of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting. The proposals voted upon and the final results of the vote were as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The results were as follows:

Director Nominee	For		Withhold		Broker Non-Votes
J. Kevin Buchi		17,306,616		21,771		665,424
Peter Francis		16,452,185		876,202		665,424

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain
17,978,704	260	14,847

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
17,307,680	6,148	14,559	665,424

Proposal 4 – Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to Authorize the Issuance of Up to 5,000,000 Shares of Preferred Stock. The results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
15,313,718	1,999,102	15,567	665,424

Each of the proposals received the required number of votes to be approved by the Company’s stockholders.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	BENITEC BIOPHARMA INC.
Date: December 6, 2024	By:	/s/ Jerel A. Banks
	Name:	Jerel A. Banks
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer