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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 13, 2022, Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in a virtual format via live audio webcast (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 20, 2022, the Company’s record date, there were a total of 32,811,959 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the beginning of the Annual Meeting, 20,554,982 shares of common stock were present virtually in person or by proxy, and, therefore, a quorum was present. Two items of business were acted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal One: Election of One Class I Director
Darren Cline was elected to serve as a Class I director to hold office until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until the election and qualification of his successor. Votes were cast as follows:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Darren Cline |
12,534,833 | 44,547 | 7,975,603 |
Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 by the following vote:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 20,554,238 |
720 | 25 | — |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Pyxis Oncology, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 14, 2022 | By: | /s/ Pamela Connealy | ||||
| Pamela Connealy | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||