UNITED STATES
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): September 27, 2018
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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000-53072 |
41-2254389 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
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21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 800, Torrance, CA 90503 |
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(Address, including zip code, off principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 310-214-0065 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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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☑
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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 |
Annual Appointment of Officers
At its annual meeting held on September 27, 2018, the board of directors of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Emmaus” or the “company”) appointed officers of the company to serve for the ensuing year, including the officers name below:
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Yutaka Niihara, M.D., M.P.H. |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
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Willis C. Lee, M.S. |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Lan T. Tran, M.P.H. |
President and Chief Administrative Officer |
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Kurt Kruger, M.S., M.B.A. |
Chief Financial Officer |
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Yasushi Nagasaki, C.P.A. |
Senior Vice President – Finance |
For information regarding the compensation of the named officers, please see the discussion under “Executive Compensation” in our proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on August 23, 2018, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 27, 2018, Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Emmaus” or the “company”) held our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). For more information about the proposals acted upon at the Annual Meeting, see our Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2018, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders representing 25,194,968 shares, or 73.63% of the 34,218,822 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date of July 31, 2018 were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the purposes of the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are as set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors: The stockholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, each of the six nominees to our Board of Directors, to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected, as follows:
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Director Nominee |
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Votes For |
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Votes Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Yutaka Niihara, M.D., MPH |
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22,413,888 |
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2,781,080 |
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0 |
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Willis C. Lee, M.S. |
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22,458,859 |
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2,736,109 |
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0 |
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Robert Dickey IV. |
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22,458,859 |
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2,736,109 |
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0 |
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Masaharu Osato, M.D. |
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22,472,859 |
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2,722,109 |
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0 |
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Wei Peu Zen |
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22,458,859 |
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2,736,109 |
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0 |
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Ian Zwicker |
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22,458,859 |
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2,736,109 |
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Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The ratification of the appointment of SingerLewak LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was approved by the following vote:
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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21,767,828 |
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3,178,251 |
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248,889 |
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Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers by the following vote:
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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21,416,409 |
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3,374,637 |
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403,922 |
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0 |
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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.
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Date:September 28, 2018 |
EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC. |
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By:/s/ WILLIS C. LEE |
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Name:Willis C. Lee |
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Title:Chief Operating Officer |
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