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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On August 10, 2022, Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company” or “Ampio”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on the record date of June 29, 2022, there were 226,286,867 shares of common stock outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders present in person or by proxy represented 133,715,057 shares of common stock, or approximately 59.09%.
The following describes the matters considered by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as well as the results of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.
1. To elect four directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
As a result, each nominee was elected as a director of the Company.
2. To ratify the selection of Moss Adams LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2022.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
124,178,529 | 4,791,788 | 4,744,740 |
As a result, the selection of Moss Adams LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified.
3. To approve an amendment to the Ampio Pharmaceuticals certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio not less than 5-to-1 and not greater than 15-to-1, with the exact ratio to be set within that range at the discretion of our Board of Directors before August 10, 2023 without further approval or authorization of our stockholders.
Accordingly, the stockholders did not approve this proposal.
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.
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Date: August 12, 2022 | By: | /s/ Michael A. Martino |
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| Name: Michael A. Martino |
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| Title: Chief Executive Officer |