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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 20, 2024, Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (i) the election of directors, (ii) an advisory vote on executive compensation, (iii) an advisory vote on the frequency of holding a vote on executive compensation every year, two years or three years, and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The final voting results were as follows:
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The proposal to elect the following nominees, Robert E. Hoffman, Robert J. Toth, Jr., Laura Johnson and Tamara A. Favorito, as directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. |
The votes were cast with respect to this matter as follows:
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WITHHELD |
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BROKER |
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Robert E. Hoffman |
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9,993,904 |
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1,536,633 |
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10,853,757 |
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Robert J. Toth, Jr. |
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9,990,566 |
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1,539,971 |
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10,853,757 |
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Laura Johnson |
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10,672,034 |
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858,503 |
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10,853,757 |
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Tamara A. Favorito |
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9,852,990 |
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1,677,547 |
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10,853,757 |
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The stockholders elected each nominee as a director of the Company.
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The votes cast with respect to the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were as follows: |
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BROKER |
8,924,413 |
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1,687,265 |
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918,859 |
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10,853,757 |
The stockholders approved the executive compensation for the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting on an advisory basis.
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The votes cast with respect to the proposal on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation (every one year, two years or three years) were as follows: |
1 YEAR |
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2 YEARS |
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3 YEARS |
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BROKER NON-VOTES |
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4,114,112 |
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264,831 |
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8,005,945 |
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183,753 |
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9,815,653 |
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The Company has considered the outcome of this advisory vote and has determined, as was recommended with respect to this proposal by the Company's board of directors in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, that the Company will hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every three years until the occurrence of the next advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation. The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation is required to occur no later than the Company's 2030 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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The votes cast with respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 were as follows: |
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BROKER |
20,211,511 |
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806,129 |
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1,366,654 |
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The stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
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.
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KINTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Date: June 24, 2024 |
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/s/ Robert E. Hoffman |
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Name: Robert E. Hoffman |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |