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): May 19, 2021
Lantern Pharma Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39318 | 46-3973463 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1920 McKinney Avenue, 7th Floor Dallas, Texas |
75201 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(972) 277-1136
(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):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | LTRN | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
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).
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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 May 19, 2021, Lantern Pharma Inc. held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, for the purposes of:
| ● | Electing six directors, each to serve until our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and |
| ● | Ratifying the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. |
All of the persons nominated to serve on our board of directors, namely Donald Jeff Keyser, Panna Sharma, Vijay Chandru, Leslie W. Kreis, Jr., Franklyn Prendergast, and David S. Silberstein, were elected to our board of directors, with shares voted as follows:
| Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| Donald Jeff Keyser | 5,273,502 | 24,983 | 2,428,972 | |||||||||
| Panna Sharma | 5,273,437 | 25,048 | 2,428,972 | |||||||||
| Vijay Chandru | 5,269,729 | 28,756 | 2,428,972 | |||||||||
| Leslie W. Kreis, Jr. | 5,269,937 | 28,548 | 2,428,972 | |||||||||
| Franklyn Prendergast | 4,755,115 | 543,370 | 2,428,972 | |||||||||
| David S. Silberstein | 5,273,537 | 24,948 | 2,428,972 | |||||||||
In addition, our stockholders ratified the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, with shares voted as follows:
| For | 7,342,520 | |||
| Against | 228,292 | |||
| Abstain | 156,645 |
There were no broker non-votes on the ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm.
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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.
| Lantern Pharma Inc., | ||
| A Delaware Corporation | ||
| Dated: May 25, 2021 | By: | /s/ David R. Margrave |
| David R. Margrave, Chief Financial Officer | ||
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