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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 21, 2022

 

 

KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada

 

001-37823

 

99-0360497

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 150

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 350-4364

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

 

KTRA

 

The 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 (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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.

 

As described under Proposal 2 of Item 5.07 of this Current Report, on June 21, 2022, the stockholders of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) voted at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to approve an amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value of $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) from 175,000,000 to 275,000,000 shares. The Articles of Incorporation were amended by deleting Article 2 thereof in its entirety and inserting the following:

 

NUMBER OF SHARES WITH PAR VALUE:

275,000,000 COMMON - $0.001 PAR VALUE

5,000,000 PREFERRED - $0.001 PAR VALUE

 

The Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on June 21, 2022 is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

On June 21, 2022, the Company held its Annual Meeting. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (i) the election of directors, (ii) adoption of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock available for issuance thereunder from 175,000,000 to 275,000,000 shares, (iii) adoption of an amendment to the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock available for issuance under the 2017 Plan from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000 shares, and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The voting results for each item of business voted upon at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

1.

The proposal to elect the following nominees, Robert E. Hoffman, Robert J. Toth, Jr., Laura Johnson, and Tamara A. Seymour, as directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal.

 

 

 

FOR

 

 

WITHHELD

 

 

BROKER
NON-VOTES

 

Robert E. Hoffman

 

 

28,439,883

 

 

 

2,270,224

 

 

 

16,611,666

 

Robert J. Toth, Jr.

 

 

28,368,290

 

 

 

2,341,817

 

 

 

16,611,666

 

Laura Johnson

 

 

28,361,842

 

 

 

2,348,265

 

 

 

16,611,666

 

Tamara A. Seymour

 

 

28,349,744

 

 

 

2,360,363

 

 

 

16,611,666

 

The stockholders elected each nominee as a director of the Company.

 

2.

The votes cast with respect to the proposal to adopt an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance thereunder from 175,000,000 to 275,000,000 shares were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

41,467,626

 

5,454,819

 

399,328

 

0

The stockholders approved the proposal to adopt the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.

 

3.

The votes cast with respect to the proposal to adopt an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2017 Plan from 13,000,000 to 22,000,000 shares were as follows:

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

23,753,237

 

6,563,820

 

393,050

 

16,611,666

The stockholders approved the proposal to adopt the amendment to the 2017 Plan.

 

 

4.

The votes cast with respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

44,817,336

 

1,080,432

 

1,424,005

 

0

The stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

3.1

 

The Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., dated June 21, 2022.

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XRBL document).

 

 

 


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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

Date: June 22, 2022

 

By:

 

/s/ Scott Praill

 

 

 

 

Name: Scott Praill

 

 

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 


 

Exhibit 3.1

 

 

Profit Corporation:

Certificate of Amendment (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.380 & 78.385/78.390)

Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.403)

Officer's Statement (PURSUANT TO NRS 80.030)

TYPE OR PRINT - USE DARK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT

1. Entity information:

Name of entity as on file with the Nevada Secretary of State:

Kintara Therapeutics, Inc.

Entity or Nevada Business Identification Number (NVID): NV20091193377

2. Restated or Amended and Restated Articles: (Select one)

(If amending and restating only, complete section 1,2 3, 5 and 6)

Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles

Restated Articles - No amendments; articles are restated only and are signed by an officer of the corporation who has been authorized to execute the certificate by resolution of the board of directors adopted on:

The certificate correctly sets forth the text of the articles or certificate as amended to the date of the certificate.

Amended and Restated Articles

 

* Restated or Amended and Restated Articles must be included with this filing type.

3. Type of Amendment Filing Being Completed: (Select only one box)

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Pursuant to NRS 78.380 - Before Issuance of Stock)

The undersigned declare that they constitute at least two-thirds of the following:

(Check only one box) incorporators board of directors

The undersigned affirmatively declare that to the date of this certificate, no stock of the corporation has been issued

(If amending, complete section 1, 3, 5 and 6.)

 

   X Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and

78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)

 

The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of incorporation* have voted in favor of the amendment is: in excess of a majority

 

Officer's Statement (foreign qualified entities only) -

Name in home state, if using a modified name in Nevada:

 

Jurisdiction of formation:

Changes to takes the following effect:

The entity name has been amended. Dissolution The purpose of the entity has been amended. Merger The authorized shares have been amended. Conversion Other: (specify changes)

 

* Officer's Statement must be submitted with either a certified copy of or a certificate evidencing the filing of any document, amendatory or otherwise, relating to the original articles in the place of the corporations creation.

 

 


 

 

Profit Corporation:

Certificate of Amendment (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.380 & 78.385/78.390)

Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.403)

Officer's Statement (PURSUANT TO NRS 80.030)

. Effective Date and

Time: (Optional)

Date: Time:

(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)

. Information Being Changed: (Domestic corporations only)

Changes to takes the following effect:

The entity name has been amended.

The registered agent has been changed. (attach Certificate of Acceptance from new registered agent)

The purpose of the entity has been amended.

X The authorized shares have been amended.

The directors, managers or general partners have been amended. IRS tax language has been added.

Articles have been added. Articles have been deleted. Other.

The articles have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available)

Article SECOND of the Articles of Incorporation of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. has been amended and restated as set forth below and on Annex A.

(attach additional page(s) if necessary)

. Signature:

Required)

X /s/ Robert Hoffman President and Chief Executive Officer

Signature of Officer or Authorized Signer Title

 

X /s/ Scott Praill Chief Financial Officer

Signature of Officer or Authorized Signer Title

 

*If any proposed amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series affected by the amendment regardless to limitations or restrictions on the voting power thereof.

Please include any required or optional information in space below:

(attach additional page(s) if necessary)

 

 


 

 

  See attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Annex A

 

KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)

 

The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of incorporation* have voted in favor of the amendment is: in excess of a majority.

 

Article SECOND of the Articles of Incorporation of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

NUMBER OF SHARES WITH PAR VALUE:

275,000,000 COMMON - $0.001 PAR VALUE

5,000,000 PREFERRED - $0.001 PAR VALUE