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): September 19, 2019

 

INNOVATION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Nevada

 

001-37357

 

30-0565645

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

100 Cummings Center, Suite 151-B

Beverly, Massachusetts

 

01915

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 921-4125

 

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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: none

 

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

 

On September 20, 2019, Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) amended Article III of its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s Class A common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 600,000,000 shares. The full text of the amendment appears as Annex A to the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company on August 13, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

 

The Company held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) on September 19, 2019. The number of votes cast for or against, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set out below.

 

Proposal 1. Increase in Authorized Shares of Class A Common Stock

 

By the vote reflected below, the stockholders approved an amendment to Article III of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s Class A common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 600,000,000 shares:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

150,323,670

 

14,272,940

 

200,110

 

0

 

Proposal 2. Adjournment of the Special Meeting

 

The stockholders approved one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there were insufficient votes to approve Proposal 1. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

152,089,598

 

12,214,286

 

432,835

 

0

 

With respect to the adjournment proposal, although the vote was taken, no motion to adjourn was made because there were sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve Proposal 1.

 

 

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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.

 

  INNOVATION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
       

Dated: September 20, 2019

By: /s/ Leo Ehrlich

 

Name:

Leo Ehrlich  
 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

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