SELLAS Life Sciences Group 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.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
On June 17, 2025, SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”). There were 61,319,182 shares of common stock, or approximately 64.85% of all outstanding shares, present in person or represented by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as described below.
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders re-elected each of the following nominees as a Class III director to the Board of the Company to hold office until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| NAME | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| Angelos M. Stergiou | 36,403,967 | 7,081,252 | 17,833,963 | |||
| John Varian | 36,659,682 | 6,825,537 | 17,833,963 |
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP (as the successor to Moss Adams LLP) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 56,868,642 | 3,434,699 | 1,015,841 | - |
Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) to increase the number of shares of common stock available for sale under the ESPP by 800,000.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 28,823,444 | 14,028,009 | 633,766 | 17,833,963 |
Proposal 4
The Company’s stockholders approved the non-binding, advisory resolution on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 29,589,249 | 12,767,791 | 1,128,179 | 17,833,963 |
Proposal 5
The Company’s stockholders recommended, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| I YEAR | 2 YEARS | 3 YEARS | ABSTAIN | |||
| 34,762,424 | 1,716,688 | 4,234,750 | 2,771,357 |
Proposal 6
The Company’s stockholders approved an adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 45,892,670 | 14,355,617 | 1,070,895 | - |
No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
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.
| SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. | ||||
| Date: | June 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ John T. Burns | |
| Name: | John T. Burns | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||