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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): June 8, 2023

 

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.)

 

19805 N. Creek Parkway

Bothell, WA

  98011
(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.):

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company

 

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. ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock   COCP  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(The Nasdaq Capital Market)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

On June 8, 2023, the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”) of Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) was held. At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on (i) the election of six members of the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders (Proposal 1); (ii) ratification of the appointment of Weinberg & Company as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 (Proposal 2); (iii) approval of a non-binding advisory basis for compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 3); and (iv) approval of an adjournment of the 2023 Annual Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve any of the proposals presented for a vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting, all as described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023.

 

Set forth below are the voting results on each matter submitted to the stockholders at the 2023 Annual Meeting.

 

Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders voted to elect the following six individuals as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders:

 

Nominee  Votes For  Votes Withheld  Broker Non-Votes 
Dr. Roger Kornberg  4,519,447  184,119  2,110,547 
Dr. Phillip Frost  4,383,224  320,342  2,110,547 
Mr. Fred Hassan  4,572,871  130,695  2,110,547 
Dr. Anthony Japour  4,465,735  237,831  2,110,547 
Mr. Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.  3,847,371  856,195  2,110,547 
Mr. Steven Rubin  4,073,857  629,709  2,110,547 

 

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Weinberg & Company as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions 
6,594,971  186,279  32,863 

 

Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve a non-binding advisory basis for compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions 
3,668,840  976,339  58,387 

 

As there were sufficient votes to approve proposals 1 through 3, proposal 4 was moot.

 

 

 

 

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: June 12, 2023 By: /s/ James Martin
  Name:  James Martin
  Title: Co-Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer