NanoViricides Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On January 13, 2024, NanoViricides, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the meeting, 4,874,236 shares of the Company’s common stock and 507,615 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Shares”) entitled to vote at the Meeting, as of the record date of November 13, 2023, were present in person or by proxy, representing 48.2% of the Company’s outstanding voting capital stock and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
With a quorum present, the required shareholders approved the following proposals: (i) the re-election of Anil Diwan as a Class I Director for a two-year term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal; (ii) an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iii) the approval of an award of 10,204 Series A Preferred Shares to Anil Diwan in connection with the extension of his employment as the Company’s President; and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Each proposal is described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2023.
The voting results of the shares of the Company’s voting stock for each proposal are set forth below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Director - Re-Election of Anil Diwan as a Class I Director:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 5,590,467 | 308,092 | 488,175 | 3,056,966 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 5,572,378 | 788,423 | 25,933 | 3,056,966 |
Proposal 3 – Approval of Convertible Preferred Stock Grant to Anil Diwan:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 5,508,046 | 844,079 | 34,609 | 3,056,966 |
Proposal 4 – To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
| 9,165,259 | 152,847 | 125,594 |
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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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
| NANOVIRICIDES, INC. | ||
| Date: January 19, 2024 | By: | /s/ Anil Diwan |
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Name: Anil Diwan Title: Chairman, President |
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