Trevena 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. |
In connection with the Annual Meeting of Trevena, Inc. held on June 13, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), there were 18,321,010 shares outstanding as of the April 19, 2024 record date, of which 10,379,137 shares, or approximately 56.65%, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. With respect to the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
| (i) | Proposal 1 — each of the Class II directors nominated were elected to serve until the expiration of their term as provided in the proxy statement. |
| (ii) | Proposal 2 — the election of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified. |
| (iii) | Proposal 3 – the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved on a non-binding advisory basis. |
| (iv) | Proposal 4 – the amendment to the Trevena, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”), to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2023 Plan as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved. |
| (v) | Proposal 5 – the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Restated Certificate”) to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of common stock by a ratio of any whole number between 1-for-2 and 1-for-25 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), at any time prior to August 28, 2024, with the exact ratio to be set within that range at the discretion of the Board of Directors, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders, was approved. |
| (vi) | Proposal 6 - the adjournment of the Annual Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve Proposal 4 or Proposal 5, was approved. |
Set forth below are the voting results for each such matter.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors.
The following three Class II directors were elected to serve for three-year terms until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Jake R. Nunn | 5,585,376 | 1,039,685 | 3,754,076 | |||||||||
| Marvin Johnson, Jr. | 5,582,069 | 1,042,992 | 3,754,076 | |||||||||
| Mark Corrigan, M.D. | 5,225,250 | 1,399,811 | 3,754,076 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 9,232,888 | 1,002,350 | 143,899 | 0 |
Proposal 3 - Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 4,206,157 | 2,317,342 | 101,562 | 3,754,076 |
Proposal 4 - Approval of the amendment to the Trevena, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2023 Plan as disclosed in the proxy statement.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 4,031,683 | 2,470,228 | 123,150 | 3,754,076 |
Proposal 5 - Approval of the amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Restated Certificate”) to effect a reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock by a ratio of any whole number between 1-for-2 and 1-for-25 (the “Reverse Stock Split”), at any time prior to August 28, 2024, with the exact ratio to be set within that range at the discretion of our Board of Directors, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders as disclosed in the proxy statement.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 6,922,166 | 3,233,085 | 223,886 | 0 |
Proposal 6 – Approval of the adjournment of the Annual Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve Proposal 4 or Proposal 5.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 7,048,020 | 3,232,813 | 98,304 | 0 |
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.
| TREVENA, INC. | ||
| Date: June 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ Barry Shin |
| Barry Shin | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||