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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“the Annual Meeting”) of Lannett Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held on January 26, 2022, four proposals were voted on by the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on December 10, 2021 in connection with the Annual Meeting. A brief description of the proposals and the final results of the votes for these matters are as follows:
| 1. | The stockholders elected all six director nominees to serve as members of the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. |
The number of votes cast for or withheld, for each nominee, was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||||||
| Patrick G. LePore | 20,930,729 | 1,017,001 | ||||||
| John C. Chapman | 16,960,363 | 4,987,367 | ||||||
| Timothy C. Crew | 21,186,174 | 761,556 | ||||||
| David Drabik | 16,539,232 | 5,408,498 | ||||||
| Jeffrey Farber | 21,142,096 | 805,634 | ||||||
| Dr. Melissa Rewolinski | 16,875,578 | 5,072,152 | ||||||
| 2. | The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as independent auditors. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows: |
Votes For: 29,526,027
Votes Against: 532,866
Abstain: 79,123
| 3. | The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Fiscal 2021 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows: |
Votes For: 19,813,671
Votes Against: 2,013,569
Abstain: 120,490
| 4. | The stockholders approved the Lannett Company, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained was as follows: |
Votes For: 20,170,393
Votes Against: 1,646,234
Abstain: 131,103
SIGNATURE
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.
| LANNETT COMPANY, INC | ||
| By: | /s/ Samuel H. Israel | |
| Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | ||
| Date: January 27, 2022 | ||