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): August 6, 2018

 

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38418   35-2528215

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1860 Montreal Rd, Tucker, GA   30084
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 786-459-1831

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.):

 

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

 

On August 6, 2018, Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”). At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on (i) the election of six members of the Company’s Board of Directors (Proposal 1); (ii) approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) the Company is authorized to issue from 800,000,000 to 100,000,000 (Proposal 2); (iii) approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s named executive officer compensation (Proposal 3); and (iv) ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 (Proposal 4), as described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2018.

 

Set forth below are the voting results on each matter submitted to the shareholders at the 2018 Annual Meeting.

 

Proposal 1. The Company’s shareholders voted to elect the following six individuals as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee  Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Raymond Schinazi   18,360,992    1,451    3,192,939 
Gary Wilcox   18,360,992    1,451    3,192,939 
David Block   18,333,602    1,451    3,220,329 
Phillip Frost   18,333,129    2,489    3,219,764 
Jane Hsiao   18,332,682    3,122    3,219,578 
Steven Rubin   18,330,895    2,716    3,221,771 

 

Proposal 2. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of shares of Common Stock the Company is authorized to issue from 800,000,000 to 100,000,000.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
 21,493,793    32,953    1,137 

 

Proposal 3. The Company’s shareholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
 18,339,109    17,175    7,398 

 

Proposal 4. The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
 21,532,486    12,440    10,185 

 

   

 

 

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.

 

  Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.
     
Date: August 10, 2018 By: /s/ James Martin
  Name: James Martin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer