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): May 11, 2021
Vaccinex, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38624 | 16-1603202 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1895 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, New York | 14620 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(585) 271-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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:
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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, par value $0.0001 per share | VCNX | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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).
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. ☐
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on May 11, 2021, the Company’s stockholders voted on the matters described below.
| Proposal 1. | The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominees as directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring in 2024. |
| Director Nominee |
Votes For | Authority Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Jacob B. Frieberg |
11,217,869 | 160,183 | 4,817,288 | |||||||||
| Albert D. Friedberg |
11,218,858 | 159,194 | 4,817,288 | |||||||||
| Maurice Zauderer |
11,224,397 | 153,655 | 4,817,288 | |||||||||
| Proposal 2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||
| 16,109,778 |
69,451 | 16,111 | ||||||
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.
| VACCINEX, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 12, 2021 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Scott E. Royer | |||||
| Scott E. Royer | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer |