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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 23, 2022

 

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

000-51122

 

26-2774444

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

480 Pleasant Street

Watertown, MA 02472

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(617) 926-5000

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Pre-commencement communication 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, par value $0.001

 

EYPT

 

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 (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 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 23, 2022 via live teleconference (the “Annual Meeting”). On April 25, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 34,047,128 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, of which 32,176,539 or 94.51%, were present in person or voted by proxy, which constituted a quorum. The holders of shares of its Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held and cumulative voting for directors is not permitted. The final results of the voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows:

Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors to the Board, each to serve until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting or until such person’s successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting on this proposal is set forth below: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Vote Type

 

Vote Results

 

Göran Ando, M.D.

  

For

 

29,860,879

 

 

  

Withheld

 

238,881

 

 

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

2,076,779

 

Nancy Lurker

  

For

 

30,031,020

 

 

  

Withheld

 

68,740

 

 

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

2,076,779

 

John B. Landis, Ph.D.

  

For

 

30,021,754

 

 

  

Withheld

 

78,006

 

 

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

2,076,779

 

David Guyer, M.D.

  

For

 

29,855,019

 

 

  

Withheld

 

244,741

 

 

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

2,076,779

 

Wendy F. DiCicco

  

For

 

29,859,667

 

 

  

Withheld

 

240,093

 

 

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

2,076,779

 

Ye Liu

  

For

 

30,028,616

 

 

  

Withheld

 

71,144

 

 

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

2,076,779

 

Anthony P. Adamis

 

For

 

30,025,626

 

 

 

Withheld

 

74,134

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

2,076,779

 

Proposal No. 2 Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The voting on this proposal is set forth below:

  

 

 

 

 

Vote type

  

Vote Results

 

For

  

 29,915,943

 

 

Against

  

 132,092

 

 

Abstain

  

 51,725

 

 

Non Votes

  

 2,076,779

 

 

Proposal No. 3 Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting on this proposal is set forth below:

  

 

 

 

 

Vote type

  

Vote Results

 

For

  

32,132,420

 

 

Against

  

11,262

 

 

Abstain

  

32,857

 

 

Non Votes

  

 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.

 

 

 

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

Date: June 24, 2022

 

By:

 

/s/ George O. Elston

 

 

Name:

 

George O. Elston

 

 

Title

 

Chief Financial Officer