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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 5, 2025

 

 

SAVARA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32157   84-1318182

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1717 Langhorne Newtown Road, Suite 300
Langhorne, PA 19047
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(512) 614-1848

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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))

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 $0.001 per share   SVRA   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 Savara Inc. (“Savara”) held on June 5, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”), our stockholders elected each of the following individuals to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominees

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non Votes  

Matthew Pauls

     122,493,658        1,453,636        88,850        27,429,147  

Nevan Elam

     121,817,142        1,978,211        240,791        27,429,147  

Richard J. Hawkins

     122,496,649        1,450,704        88,791        27,429,147  

Joseph S. McCracken

     118,764,349        5,068,271        203,524        27,429,147  

David A. Ramsay

     122,167,755        1,665,168        203,221        27,429,147  

An van Es-Johansson

     123,711,996        235,056        89,092        27,429,147  

In addition, the following proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.

Proposal to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non Votes

151,289,378   28,827   147,086   — 

 

2.

Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executives.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non Votes

120,600,997   3,297,958   137,189   27,429,147

 

3.

Proposal to indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executives.

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non Votes

122,922,938   101,608   298,734   712,864   27,429,147


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.

 

 Date: June 6, 2025    

SAVARA INC.

a Delaware corporation

    By:  

/s/ Dave Lowrance

     

Dave Lowrance

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer


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