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): October 28, 2019
CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-50626 | 91-1707622 | ||
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Connell Drive, Suite 1500
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 517-7330
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | CYCC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value | CYCCP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Special Meeting of Stockholders
On October 28, 2019, Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") held a Special Meeting of Stockholders ("Special Meeting"). There were 11,489,438 shares of common stock, or approximately 66.8% of all outstanding shares, present in person or represented by proxy. At the Special Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following two proposals and cast their votes as described below. Proposals 1 and 2 were considered to be “routine” matters; if a stockholder did not return voting instructions to the stockholder's broker for Proposals 1 and 2, the stockholder's shares were voted by the broker in its discretion.
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders adopted and approved an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that effects a reverse stock split at a ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not greater than 1-for-20, with the exact ratio and effective time of the reverse stock split to be determined by the Company's board of directors at any time within one year of the date of the Special Meeting.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 8,825,005 | 2,648,641 | 15,692 | 1 |
Proposal 2
The Company's stockholders approved an adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of Proposal 1.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 8,847,118 | 2,527,230 | 114,989 | 1 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul McBarron | |
| Name: | Paul McBarron | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President—Finance, | |
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ||
Date: October 31, 2019