8-K
Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (SHPH)
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): July 31, 2024
SHUTTLE
PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-41488 | 82-5089826 |
|---|---|---|
| (State or other jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of incorporation) | Commission<br><br> <br>File Number | (IRS<br> Employer<br><br> <br>Identification<br> No.) |
401 Professional Drive, Suite 260
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(240) 430-4212
(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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title<br> of each class | Trading<br> Symbol(s) | Name<br> of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common<br> Stock $0.00001 per share | SHPH | The<br> 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).
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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. ☐
Item5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On July 31, 2024, Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on the following matters:
| 1. | Election of Directors. |
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All of the following six nominees were elected to the Company’s board of directors, in accordance with the voting results listed below, to serve for a term of one year, until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors have been duly elected and have qualified.
| Nominee | For | Against | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Dritschilo, MD | 6,943,124 | - | 1,620,651 | 2,470,233 | ||||
| Milton Brown, MD, PhD | 6,944,980 | - | 1,618,795 | 2,470,233 | ||||
| Chris Senanayake, PhD | 7,123,328 | - | 1,440,447 | 2,470,233 | ||||
| Steven Richards | 7,124,051 | - | 1,439,724 | 2,470,233 | ||||
| Joshua Schafer | 7,126,327 | - | 1,437,448 | 2,470,233 | ||||
| Bette Jacobs, PhD | 7,124,105 | - | 1,439,670 | 2,470,233 | ||||
| 2. | Ratification of the Company’s Independent Auditors. | |||||||
| --- | --- |
Stockholders ratified the appointment of Forvis Mazars LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, in accordance with the voting results below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,357,834 | 427,437 | 1,248,737 | - | ||||
| 3. | Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation. | ||||||
| --- | --- |
Stockholders approved (on an advisory basis) the Company’s executive compensation.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,453,985 | 990,915 | 1,118,875 | 2,470,233 | ||||
| 4. | Approval of the authorization of the board of directors to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock by a ratio in the range of 1-for-3 to 1-for-8. | ||||||
| --- | --- |
Stockholders approved the authorization of the board of directors to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock by a ratio in the range of 1-for-3 to 1-for-8, in accordance with the voting results below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,253,951 | 2,488,770 | 291,287 | - |
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.
| Dated: | August<br>1, 2024 |
|---|---|
| SHUTTLE<br> PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Timothy J. Lorber |
| Name: | Timothy<br> J. Lorber |
| Title: | Chief<br> Financial Officer |