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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

June 27, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39756   81-1489190

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

11682 El Camino Real, Suite 120

San Diego, California

   92130
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 771-9307

Not Applicable

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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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, $0.0001 par value per share   SPRY   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 27, 2023, ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 28, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 94,600,740 shares of 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. Voting results are, when applicable, reported by rounding fractional share voting down to the nearest round number.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons listed below as Class III directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Name of Director Elected

    Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Saqib Islam, J.D.

      70,371,221        3,413,130        5,308,642  

Phillip Schneider

      68,733,597        5,050,754        5,308,642  

Laura Shawver, Ph.D.

      69,668,688        4,115,663        5,308,642  

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 Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

79,083,024    5,126    4,843    0

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 28, 2023   ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    By:  

/s/ Richard Lowenthal

    Name:   Richard Lowenthal, M.S., MBA
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
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