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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) November 20, 2021

 

NANOVIRICIDES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Nevada 001-36081 76-0674577
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
1 Controls Drive,
Shelton, Connecticut
06484
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(203) 937-6137
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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))
   
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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 (§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. ¨

 

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

 

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock   NNVC   NYSE-American

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(a)       On November 20, 2021, NanoViricides, Inc. (the “Registrant”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). Of the 11,515,170 shares of the Company’s common stock  and 481,694 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Shares”) entitled to vote at the Meeting, an aggregate of 60.7% of the Registrant’s securities entitled to vote were present in person or by proxy, representing a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting capital stock.

 

(b)       At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders re-elected Anil Diwan as a Class 1 director for a two-year term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. The Company’s stockholders voted in favor to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation of the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers every three years. The Company’s stockholders voted in favor of an award of 10,204 Series A Preferred Shares to Anil Diwan in connection with the extension of his employment as the Company’s President. The Company’s stockholders also ratified the appointment of EisnerAmper, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. Each proposal is described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 2021.

 

The voting results of the shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Shares for each proposal are set forth below:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Director:

 

Re-Election of Anil Diwan as a Class I Director:

 

Votes For Votes Against/Withheld
5,242,989 137,944

 

Proposal 2 – Approval of a Three-Year Interval for Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

Votes For One
Year
Votes For Two
Years
Votes For Three
Years
357,604 90,293 4,925,150

 

 

 

Proposal 3 – Approval Convertible Preferred Stock Grant to Anil Diwan:

 

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
5,028,342 343,312 34,352

 

Proposal 4 – To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022:

 

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
8,638,812 372,551 114,153

 

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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.

 

 

  NANOVIRICIDES, INC.
   
     
Date: November 26, 2021 By: /s/ Anil Diwan
  Name: Anil Diwan
Title: Chairman, President