Soligenix, Inc 8-K, filed Sep 24, 2021
Soligenix, Inc. (SNGX)
About this 8-K
Soligenix, Inc filed this 8-K on September 24, 2021, reporting on events of September 23, 2021.
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 September 23, 2021, Soligenix, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the following items were voted upon:
(1) | Election of Directors: |
The following five nominees were elected as directors to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by votes as follows:
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Gregg A. Lapointe, CPA, MBA |
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| 5,811,379 |
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| 1,004,560 |
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Diane L. Parks, MBA | | | 5,874,514 | | | | 941,425 | |
Robert J. Rubin, MD |
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| 5,355,997 |
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| 1,459,942 |
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Christopher J. Schaber, PhD |
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| 5,705,134 |
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| 1,110,805 |
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Jerome B. Zeldis, MD, PhD |
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| 5,321,119 |
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| 1,494,820 |
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There were 13,495,186 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
(2) | Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation: |
The proposal to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 proxy statement was approved, and the votes were as follows:
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5,342,852 |
| 942,224 |
| 530,863 |
There were 13,495,186 broker non-votes on this proposal.
(3) | Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: |
The proposal to ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was approved by votes as follows:
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19,836,966 |
| 273,078 |
| 201,081 |
There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.
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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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September 24, 2021 | By: | /s/ Christopher J. Schaber |
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| Christopher J. Schaber, Ph.D. |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) |
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