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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 19, 2022, BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, a total of 23,563,209 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 84.21% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the March 25, 2022 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2022.
Item 1 — Election of two Class I directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.
NOMINEE | Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | |||
June Bray | 14,265,690 | 6,018,340 | 3,279,179 | |||
Krishnan Nandabalan, Ph.D. | 15,931,165 | 4,352,865 | 3,279,179 |
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.
Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | Broker Non-Votes | |||
23,514,761 | 41,712 | 6,736 | 0 |
Based on the foregoing votes, the director nominees were elected and Item 2 was approved.
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.
BIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
Date: May 23, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ Richard Steinhart |
Richard Steinhart | ||
Chief Financial Officer |