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): May 24, 2022
Equillium, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38692 | 82-1554746 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2223 Avenida de la Playa | ||
| Suite 105 | ||
| La Jolla, California | 92037 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 858 412-5302
(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:
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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 $0.0001 per share | EQ | NASDAQ Global 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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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 May 24, 2022, Equillium, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 30, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), 34,275,898 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.
A total of 25,742,601 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy, which represents approximately 75.1% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the Record Date.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons listed below as Class I directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The final voting results are as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non- Votes | |||
| Stephen Connelly, Ph.D. | 14,367,478 | 4,517,055 | 6,858,068 | |||
| Bala Manian, Ph.D. | 14,419,488 | 4,465,045 | 6,858,068 | |||
| Barbara Troupin, M.D. | 18,846,587 | 37,946 | 6,858,068 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 25,281,065 | 422,656 | 38,880 | 0 |
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.
| EQUILLIUM, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 25, 2022 | By: | /s/ Bruce D. Steel | ||||
| Bruce D. Steel | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||