8-K

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (COCP)

8-K 2022-05-20 For: 2022-05-18
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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


Dateof Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2022

CocrystalPharma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-38418 35-2528215
(State<br> or other Jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of<br> Incorporation) (Commission<br><br> <br>File<br> Number) (IRS<br> Employer<br><br> <br>Identification<br> No.)
19805<br> N. Creek Parkway<br><br> <br>Bothell,<br> WA 98011
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(Address<br> of principal executive offices) (Zip<br> Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (786) 459-1831

(Former

name or former address, if changed since last report.):

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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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).

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. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common<br> Stock COCP The<br> Nasdaq Stock Market LLC <br><br> (The Nasdaq Capital Market)

Item5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 18, 2022, the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) of Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) was held. At the 2022 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on (i) the election of five members of the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders (Proposal 1); (ii) ratification of the appointment of Weinberg & Company as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (Proposal 2); (iii) approval of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock at a ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors within a range of one-for-four through one-for-12 (Proposal 3); and (iv) approval of an adjournment of the 2022 Annual Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve any of the proposals presented for a vote at the 2022 Annual Meeting, all as described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2022.

Set forth below are the voting results on each matter submitted to the stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting.

Proposal

  1. The Company’s stockholders voted to elect the following five individuals as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders:
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Mr. Roger Kornberg 36,205,765 11,524,660 19,336,908
Dr. Phillip Frost 34,778,872 12,951,553 19,336,908
Mr. Steven Rubin 28,379,767 19,350,658 19,336,908
Dr. Anthony Japour 26,490,380 21,240,045 19,336,908
Mr. Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. 32,390,459 15,339,966 19,336,908

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Weinberg & Company as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
55,742,618 4,848,473 6,476,242

Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of our common stock at a ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors within a range of one-for-four through one-for-12.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
55,621,903 11,019,514 425,916

As there were sufficient votes to approve proposals 1 through 3, proposal 4 was moot.

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.

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.
Date:<br> May 20, 2022 By: /s/ James Martin
Name: James<br>Martin
Title: Co-Interim<br>Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer