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): June 11, 2018
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36593 | 77-0523891 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1235 Radio Rd #110
Redwood City, CA 94065
(Address of principal executive offices)
(650) 213-8444
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 11, 2018, Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 19,766,613 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 12, 2018, the record date, 16,355,467 shares of common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting 82.74% of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Meeting:
1. | To elect two Class I directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; and |
2. | To ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. |
Proposal One Election of Directors
The table below presents the voting results of the election of the two Class I directors to the Companys Board of Directors by the Companys stockholders:
Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Percent of Voted |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Rajen Dalal |
14,507,871 | 39,002 | 88.70 | % | 1,808,594 | |||||||||||
Mahendra Shah, Ph.D |
14,499,651 | 47,222 | 88.65 | % | 1,808,594 |
Proposal Two Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Companys stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 by the following votes:
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
13,853,947 |
42,259 | 2,459,261 | 0 |
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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.
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 15, 2018 | By: /s/ Jonathan Wolter | |||||
Jonathan Wolter, | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |