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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 26, 2025, Coya Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of three Class III directors and (2) the ratification of the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The final voting results were as follows:
1. The election of Howard Berman, Ph.D., Arun Swaminathan, Ph.D., and Ann Lee, Ph.D., as Class III directors to hold office for a term of three years, until their successors are duly elected and qualified or they are otherwise unable to complete their respective terms. The votes were cast for this matter were as follows:
| Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Howard Berman, Ph.D. |
5,821,649 | 505,761 | 4,096,866 | |||
| Arun Swaminathan, Ph.D. |
6,324,520 | 2,890 | 4,096,866 | |||
| Ann Lee, Ph.D. |
5,779,312 | 548,098 | 4,096,866 |
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was approved based upon the following votes:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 10,355,085 |
68,851 | 340 | 0 |
Signature
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.
| COYA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: June 26, 2025 | By: | /s/ Arun Swaminathan Ph.D. | ||||
| Arun Swaminathan | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||