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

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(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:

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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).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 20, 2023 via live webcast (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), approved the EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A summary of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”). That summary and the above description of the Plan do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 21, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 34,301,926 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 29,715,457 or 86.63%, were present in person via virtual communication or voted by proxy, which constituted a quorum. Each stockholder is 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 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such person’s successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting on this proposal is set forth below:

Proposal No. 2. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Company’s stockholders approved the EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The voting on this proposal is set forth below:

Proposal No. 3. 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:

Proposal No. 4. 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, 2023. The voting on this proposal is set forth below:

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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.