OPKO Health Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 28, 2024

 

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 575-4100

 

 

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On March 28, 2024, OPKO Health, Inc., (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  Below is a summary of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the corresponding votes.

 

1. All eleven nominees were elected to the Board of Directors with each director receiving votes as follows:

 

 

2. The stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that the Company may issue from 1,000,000,000 shares to 1,250,000,000 shares as disclosed in the 2024 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The votes on the OPKO authorized share increase proposal were as follows:

 

 

3. The stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company as disclosed in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

 

4. The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

 

No other matters were considered or voted upon at the meeting.

 

 

 

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.