8-K
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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): June 28, 2023

 

 

Coya Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-41583   85-4017781

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5850 San Felipe St., Suite 500

Houston, Texas 77057

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(800) 587-8170 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 § CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 § CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR § 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications 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

 

Name of Each Exchange

on which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   COYA   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.

On June 28, 2023, Coya Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of one Class I director and (2) the ratification of the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The final voting results were as follows:

1. The election of Hideki Garren, M.D., Ph.D. as a Class I director to hold office for a term of three years, until his successor is duly elected and qualified or he is otherwise unable to complete his term. The votes were cast for this matter were as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Hideki Garren, M.D., Ph.D.   3,414,906   405,471   221,601

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

4,008,651   31,504   1,823

 

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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.

 

    COYA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Dated: June 29, 2023     By:  

/s/ Howard Berman

      Howard Berman
      Chief Executive Officer

 

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