Pyxis Oncology, Inc 8-K, filed Jun 13, 2023
Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (PYXS)
About this 8-K
Pyxis Oncology, Inc filed this 8-K on June 13, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 13, 2023, Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in a virtual format via live audio webcast (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 20, 2023, the Company’s record date, there were a total of 37,984,187 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the beginning of the Annual Meeting, 27,514,417 shares of common stock were present virtually in person or by proxy, and, therefore, a quorum was present. Two items of business were acted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal One: Election of Rachel Humphrey, M.D. as Class I Director and Freda Lewis-Hall, M.D. and Thomas Civik as Class II Directors
Rachel Humphrey, M.D. was elected to serve as a Class I director to hold office until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until the election and qualification of her successor. Votes were cast as follows:
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Rachel Humphrey, M.D. |
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13,536,830 |
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3,476,861 |
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10,500,726 |
Freda Lewis-Hall, M.D. and Thomas Civik were elected to serve as Class II directors to hold office until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until the election and qualification of their successors. Votes were cast as follows:
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Freda Lewis-Hall, M.D. |
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13,597,586 |
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3,416,105 |
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10,500,726 |
Thomas Civik |
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13,452,770 |
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3,560,921 |
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10,500,726 |
Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 by the following vote:
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27,404,246 |
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80,518 |
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29,653 |
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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.
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Pyxis Oncology, Inc. |
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June 13, 2023 |
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/s/ Pam Connealy |
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Pam Connealy |