8-K

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 eventreported)

June 12, 2020

electroCore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specifiedin its charter)

150 Allen Road, Suite 201

Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

(Address of principal executive officesand zip code)

(973) 290-0097

(Registrant’s telephone number,including area code)

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:

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).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 12, 2020, electroCore, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). The total number of shares entitled to vote at the Meeting was 35,547,491 and there were present, in person or by proxy, 24,185,754 shares, which constituted a quorum for the Meeting. The matters voted upon and the results of the vote were as follows:

Proposal 1: Approval of the Declassification Amendments

A proposal to approve and adopt amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and make related changes did not receive a sufficient number of votes from stockholders to be approved. In order to be approved, this proposal required the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. Although 98.81% of the shares voted at the Meeting were voted in favor of this proposal, only 39.37% of the total number of shares outstanding at the record date and entitled to vote were voted in favor of the proposal. The vote totals were as follows:

Proposal 2: Election of Directors

The following directors were elected to a three-year term of office expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Proposal 3: Approval of the Reverse Split Proposal

A proposal to authorize the Board, in its sole discretion, to file amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a one-time reverse stock split and make related changes did not receive a sufficient number of votes from stockholders to be approved. In order to be approved, this proposal required the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. Although 59.5% of the shares voted at the Meeting were voted in favor of this proposal, only 40.46% of the total number of shares outstanding at the record date and entitled to vote were voted in favor of the proposal. The vote totals were as follows:

Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

A proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 was adopted with the votes shown:

Proposal 5: Approval of the Lincoln Park Issuance Proposal

A proposal to authorize, pursuant to the listing rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the issuance of more than 19.99% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, pursuant to the purchase agreement, dated March 27, 2020, with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, was adopted with the votes shown:

Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously disclosed, effective immediately prior to the Meeting, the size of the Board was decreased from eleven members to nine.

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.