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: June 16, 2020

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

COHBAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38326   26-1299952

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1455 Adams Drive, Suite 2050

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(650) 446-7888

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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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   CWBR   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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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COHBAR, INC.

FORM 8-K

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

As noted below, at the Annual Meeting of the stockholders of CohBar, Inc (the “Company”), held on June 16, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan Amendment was previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting. The Plan Amendment increased the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 4,000,000. After giving effect to the Plan Amendment, there are 14,000,000 total shares reserved for issuance under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (including shares reserved for issuance under currently outstanding stock options). 

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

As noted below, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 75,000,000 to 180,000,000. On June 17, 2020, the Company filed an amendment (the “Certificate Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State to effect such amendment. A copy of the Certificate Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected Albion Fitzgerald, Jon Stern, Nir Barzilai, Pinchas Cohen, Phyllis Gardner, David Greenwood, Misha Petkevich and Steven Engle to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020; (iii) approved the Plan Amendment; and (iv) approved the Certificate Amendment.

 

The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter submitted to the stockholders:

 

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

 

       Votes   Broker Non- 
Name  Votes For   Withheld   Votes 
Albion Fitzgerald  18,716,331   10,955   6,299,384 
Jon Stern  18,553,576   173,710   6,299,384 
Nir Barziali  18,519,596   207,690   6,299,384 
Pinchas Cohen  18,519,596   207,690   6,299,384 
Phyllis Gardner  18,716,331   10,955   6,299,384 
David Greenwood  18,716,306   10,980   6,299,384 
Misha Petkevich  18,716,330   10,956   6,299,384 
Steven Engle  18,553,601   173,685   6,299,384 

  

Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 24,558,327    456,853    11,490    -- 

 

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Proposal 3. Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 17,339,320    1,278,448    109,518    6,299,384 

 

Proposal 4. Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 23,047,796    1,877,216    101,658    -- 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is furnished herewith and this list is intended to constitute the exhibit index:

 

3.1   Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

  

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Signature

 

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.

 

  COHBAR, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
June 18, 2020 By:  /s/ Jeffrey F. Biunno
(Date)   Jeffrey F. Biunno
Chief Financial Officer

 

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