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): October 30, 2024

TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

26 Main Street, Chatham, New Jersey 07928

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (862) 904-8182

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. ☐

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.’s (the “Company”) shareholders approved one of two proposals at a special meeting of shareholders held virtually on October 30, 2024 (the “Special Meeting”). Shareholders representing 45,864,642 shares, or 35.9%, of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the September 12, 2024 record date were represented at the Special Meeting by proxy. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2024, pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Proposal 1

The Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), in its discretion at any time within one year after shareholder approval is obtained, to effect a reverse stock split of then-outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, at a ratio of not less than one-for-two (1:2) and not greater than one-for-hundred (1:100), with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board and included in a public announcement (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”), as set forth below:

Proposal 2

The Company’s shareholders did not approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock to 1,000,000,000 in the event a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock was effectuated prior to approval of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal, as set forth below:

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirement 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.