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

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): January 9, 2025

 

 

RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		1-38411		82-2296593
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

520 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey		07102
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212 658-1450

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class B common stock, par value $0.1 per share		RFL		New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Maters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a) Rafael Holdings, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on January 9, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

 

(b) (1) A majority of the votes present or represented at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote on the following matter were voted in connection with the election of each of the Board of Directors nominees named in the Proxy Statement of the Company.

 

The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Vote				% Votes For
Susan Y. Bernstein			3,652,386				18,329				395				424,930				89.17
Stephen M. Greenberg			3,536,870				133,843				396				424,930				86.35
Howard S. Jonas			3,583,121				87,578				410				424,930				87.48
Mark N. Stein			3,654,037				16,676				396				424,930				89.21
Michael J. Weiss			3,519,625				151,103				382				424,930				85.93

 

(2) A majority of the votes present or represented at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote on the following matter were voted in connection with the ratification of the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Fiscal Year ending July 31, 2025.

 

The number of votes cast with respect to this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Vote		% Votes For
4,093,319		1,937		783		0		99.93

 

(3) A majority of the votes present or represented at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote on the following matter were voted in connection with the approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan that increased the number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock available for the grant of awards thereunder by 750,000.

 

The number of votes cast with respect to this matter was as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Vote		% Votes For
3,491,712		178,235		1,162		424,930		85.25

 

 

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.

 

	RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
	By:	/s/ William Conkling
		Name:	William Conkling
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: January 13, 2025