Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As reported below in Item 5.07, on March 14, 2024, the shareholders of Inotiv, Inc. (the "Company") approved the Inotiv, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”). The 2024 Plan was approved by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") on January 16, 2024, subject to shareholder approval, and became effective with such shareholder approval on March 14, 2024.
The 2024 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 1,500,000 of the Company's common shares, plus the number of common shares remaining available for future grants under the Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) on March 14, 2024. Any common shares subject to an award under the 2024 Plan or 2018 Plan that expires, is forfeited or cancelled, is settled for cash or exchanged will become available for future awards under the 2024 Plan. Following the shareholders' approval of the 2024 Plan, no further awards will be granted under the 2018 Plan.
Awards under the 2024 Plan may be granted to employees, consultants and advisors of the Company, as well as to the non-employee directors of the Company. Awards under the 2024 Plan can be granted in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. The 2024 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board.
A description of the 2024 Plan was included in the Company’s proxy statement for its annual meeting of shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2024. A copy of the 2024 Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 14, 2024, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 15,122,195 shares of the Company's common shares outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the meeting in person or by proxy. The following is a summary of matters voted on at the meeting:
(a) Three Class III members of the Board were elected to serve a three-year term until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders by the following votes:
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Nominee | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Michael J. Harrington | | 8,525,959 | | | 59,601 | | | 6,536,635 | |
David Landman | | 7,764,806 | | | 820,754 | | | 6,536,635 | |
John E. Sagartz, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP | | 7,879,340 | | | 706,220 | | | 6,536,635 | |
(b) The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 was ratified by the following votes:
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Vote Type | | Voted |
For | | 15,101,571 | |
Against | | 10,027 | |
Abstain | | 10,597 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | — | |
(c) The 2024 Plan was approved by the following votes:
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Vote Type | | Voted |
For | | 7,884,196 | |
Against | | 599,156 | |
Abstain | | 102,208 | |
Broker Non-Votes | | 6,536,635 | |