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): May 5, 2021
EVOKE PHARMA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-36075 |
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20-8447886 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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420 Stevens Avenue, Suite 370 Solana Beach, California |
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92075 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 345-1494
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Title of each class |
Trading symbol |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
EVOK |
The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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):
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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).
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The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) solely by means of remote communication through a live webcast on May 5, 2021, at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Time. As of the close of business on March 8, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 32,371,954 shares of common stock entitled to vote, of which there were 18,745,675 shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on four matters: (i) the election of two Class II Directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (ii) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021, (iii) the approval of, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, and (iv) the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000. The voting results were as follows:
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Election of two Class II Directors for a term of three years expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |
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Cam L. Garner |
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For |
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6,196,737 |
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Withheld |
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1,597,679 |
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Todd C. Brady, M.D., Ph.D. |
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For |
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4,762,060 |
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Withheld |
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3,032,356 |
There were 10,951,259 broker non-votes related to each of the two director nominees for election.
The two nominees for Class II Director were elected.
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Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 |
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Shares Voted |
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For |
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16,426,821 |
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Against |
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977,184 |
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Abstain |
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1,341,670 |
There were no broker non-votes related to the appointment of BDO USA, LLP.
The appointment of BDO USA, LLP was ratified.
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Shares Voted |
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For |
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5,332,309 |
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Against |
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2,298,552 |
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Abstain |
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163,554 |
There were 10,951,259 broker non-votes related to the compensation of our named executive officers.
The foregoing proposal was approved.
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The approval of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 |
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Shares Voted |
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For |
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12,090,384 |
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Against |
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6,617,972 |
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Abstain |
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37,319 |
There were no broker non-votes related to the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Although the forgoing proposal received a substantial majority of votes cast at the Annual Meeting, it did not receive a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock as required and consequently was not approved.
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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EVOKE PHARMA, INC. |
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Date: May 5, 2021 |
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By: |
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/s/ Matthew J. D’Onofrio |
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Name: |
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Matthew J. D’Onofrio |
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Executive Vice President, |