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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Approval of Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Compensation Plan and Amended and Restated 2022 Director’ Equity Compensation Plan
On June 16, 2023, the stockholders of ProPhase Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Amended 2022 Plan”) and the Amended and Restated 2022 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan (the “Amended 2022 Directors’ Plan”) at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “2023 Annual Meeting”). The Amended 2022 Plan and the Amended 2022 Directors’ Plan had each been previously approved by the board of directors of the Company on April 23, 2023, subject to stockholder approval at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
The Amended 2022 Plan provides for an increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under such plan by 700,000 shares. The Amended 2022 Directors’ Plan provides for an increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under such plan by 150,000 shares.
The foregoing description of the Amended 2022 Plan and the Amended 2022 Directors’ Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended 2022 Plan and the Amended 2022 Directors’ Plan, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and the terms of which are incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The final voting results of the matters voted on at the 2023 Annual Meeting are provided below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
Each of the nominees for election to the board of directors was elected to hold office for a one-year term and until their respective successors are elected and qualified by the following votes:
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non- Votes | |||
Ted Karkus | 12,023,672 | 29,763 | 3,035,580 | |||
Jason Barr | 10,721,866 | 1,331,569 | 3,035,580 | |||
Louis Gleckel, MD | 10,602,209 | 1,451,226 | 3,035,580 | |||
Warren Hirsch | 11,152,966 | 900,469 | 3,035,580 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors
The ratification of the appointment by the Audit Committee of the board of directors of Morison Cogen LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes | |||
15,066,019 | 15,111 | 7,885 | 3,035,580 |
Proposal 3. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Compensation Plan
The Amended 2022 Plan was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes | |||
11,415,903 | 619,094 | 14,438 | 3,035,580 |
Proposal 4. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2022 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan
The Amended 2022 Directors’ Plan was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes | |||
11,040,479 | 991,383 | 21,573 | 3,035,580 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Compensation Plan | |
10.2 | Amended and Restated 2022 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ProPhase Labs, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Robert Morse, Jr. | |
Robert Morse, Jr. | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 20, 2023