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): July 15, 2021

 

SONNET BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-35570   20-2932652
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

100 Overlook Center, Suite 102

Princeton, New Jersey

 

 

08540

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 375-2227

 

Not Applicable

(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   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   SONN   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 1 933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On July 15, 2021, Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of directors and (2) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. The final voting results were as follows:

 

1. The election of each of Pankaj Mohan, Ph.D., Nailesh Bhatt, Albert Dyrness, Donald Griffith, and Raghu Rao as directors to hold office for a term of one year, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or he or she is otherwise unable to complete his or her term.

 

The votes were cast for this matter as follows:

 

Nominees   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Pankaj Mohan, Ph.D.   3,914,843   546,328   7,899,654
Nailesh Bhatt   3,921,246   539,925   7,899,654
Albert Dryness   3,900,263   560,908   7,899,654
Donald Griffith   3,916,889   544,282   7,899,654
Raghu Rao   3,877,722   583,449   7,899,654

 

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
11,684,812   605,666   70,347

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc.

a Delaware corporation

(Registrant)

     
Dated: July 15, 2021 By: /s/ Pankaj Mohan, Ph.D.
  Name: Pankaj Mohan, Ph.D.
  Title: Chief Executive Officer