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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):  May 18, 2020
 
ROCKWELL MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
000-23661
38-3317208
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
411 Hackensack Avenue, Suite 501, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(248) 960-9009
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


  
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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
 
RMTI
 
Nasdaq Global 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).





 
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 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Rockwell Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 18, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Rockwell Medical, Inc. 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by 2,900,000 shares (the “Amended 2018 Plan”).
A summary of the material terms of the Amended 2018 Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2020 and is incorporated herein by reference. That summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended 2018 Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted in the following manner with respect to the following proposals:
Proposal One: To elect the two Class II directors, each to serve for a three‑year term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
John G. Cooper
 
16,392,889
 
5,090,701
 
288,844
 
35,728,823
Mark H. Ravich
 
19,210,677
 
2,350,440
 
211,317
 
35,728,823
 
Proposal Two: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
18,326,402
 
3,272,209
 
173,823
 
35,728,823
 
Proposal Three: To ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. 

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
56,172,916
 
1,132,265
 
196,076

Proposal Four: To approve the amendment and restatement of the Rockwell Medical, Inc. 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by 2,900,000 shares.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
17,049,273
 
4,601,905
 
121,256
 
35,728,823

 
Item 9.01              Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.         
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 

 









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.
 
 
ROCKWELL MEDICAL, INC.
 
 
 
Date: May 21, 2020
By: 
/s/ Russell Ellison
 
 
Russell Ellison
 
 
Chief Executive Officer