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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 21, 2025, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to its Certificate of Incorporation, increasing the total number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 1,750,000,000 to 2,250,000,000. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
CytoDyn Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on November 21, 2025. On November 21, 2025, the Inspector of Election issued its final report certifying the final voting results for the Annual Meeting, which were as follows:
1.Election of Directors.
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Tanya Durkee Urbach | 422,993,702 | 86,884,590 | 234,761,991 | |||
Stephen M. Simes | 461,503,424 | 48,374,868 | 234,761,991 | |||
Ryan M. Dunlap | 465,428,046 | 44,450,246 | 234,761,991 | |||
Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, M.D., Ph.D. | 462,857,219 | 47,021,073 | 234,761,991 | |||
Karen J. Brunke, Ph.D. | 463,364,278 | 46,514,014 | 234,761,991 |
The stockholders elected each of the Company’s director nominees to serve until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal.
2. Advisory vote on selection of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
721,348,317 | 17,565,874 | 5,726,090 |
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the selection of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
3. Advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||
389,864,422 | 108,351,482 | 11,662,388 | 234,761,991 |
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation.
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||
451,446,382 | 17,451,685 | 11,563,946 | 29,416,278 | 234,761,992 |
The stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every one year.
5. Vote to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 1,750,000,000 to 2,250,000,000 shares.
For | Against | Abstentions | |||
671,591,768 | 69,716,006 | 3,332,509 |
The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 1,750,000,000 to 2,250,000,000 shares.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. |
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3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of CytoDyn Inc. dated November 21, 2025 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL) |
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CYTODYN INC.
Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, CytoDyn Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:
| 1. | The name of the Corporation is CytoDyn Inc. The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name Point NewCo Inc. by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 27, 2018 (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”). |
| 2. | The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting the first paragraph under Article IV and replacing such paragraph with the following paragraph: |
“The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Billion Two Hundred Fifty-Five Million (2,255,000,000), of which (i) Two Billion Two Hundred Fifty Million (2,250,000,000) shares shall be a class designated as common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) Five Million (5,000,000) shares shall be a class designated as preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”
| 3. | The Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted a resolution pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware setting forth a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable. The requisite stockholders of the Corporation have duly approved said proposed amendment in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
| 4. | This Certificate of Amendment and the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation effected hereby has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
| 5. | This Certificate of Amendment, and the amendment effected hereby, shall become effective upon filing. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its Chief Executive Officer on this 21st day of November, 2025.
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| | By: | /s/ Jacob P. Lalezari | |
| | Name: | Jacob P. Lalezari | |