SmartKem, Inc 8-K, filed Jun 30, 2022
SmartKem, Inc. (SMTK)
About this 8-K
SmartKem, Inc filed this 8-K on June 30, 2022.
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 30, 2022, SmartKem, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (i) the election of a Class I director and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2022.
The final voting results were as follows:
1. | The stockholders elected nominee Steven DenBaars as Class I director of the Company to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until his death, resignation or removal. The votes were cast with respect to this matter as follows: |
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FOR |
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| ABSTAIN |
| BROKER | |
8,468,089 | | | 0 | | 0 | | 1,610,400 |
2. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was approved by the stockholders based upon the following votes: |
FOR |
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| ABSTAIN |
| BROKER |
10,078,289 | | 0 | | 200 |
| N/A |
Signature
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.
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Dated: June 30, 2022 | By: | /s/ Robert Bahns |
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| Robert Bahns |
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| Chief Financial Officer |