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 20, 2024, SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”). There were 30,007,008 shares of common stock, or approximately 51.95% 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 II director to the Board of the Company to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| NAME | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||
| David A. Scheinberg | 8,633,329 | 2,721,754 | 18,651,925 | |||||||||
| Katherine Bach Kalin | 8,808,845 | 2,546,238 | 18,651,925 | |||||||||
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||
| 27,778,751 | 1,743,924 | 484,333 | - | |||||||||
Proposal 3
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 | |||||||||
| 5,992,510 | 4,808,398 | 554,175 | 18,651,925 | |||||||||
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 21, 2024 | By: | /s/ John T. Burns | |
| Name: | John T. Burns | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||