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): June 25, 2021

KIROMIC BIOPHARMA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39619

46-4762913

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

7707 Fannin, Suite 140

Houston, TX, 77054

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (832) 968-4888

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:

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Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

KRBP

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 [X]

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. [  ]


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

On June 25, 2021, Kiromic Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 6,080,516 shares of common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021 are as follows.

Proposal 1.  All of the seven (7) nominees for director were elected to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier resignation, removal or death. The result of the votes to elect the seven (7) directors was as follows:

 

Directors

 

For

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non Vote

 

Maurizio Chiriva-Internati

5,663,141

60,067

357,308

 

Tony Tontat

 

5,662,041

 

61,167

357,308

 

Gianluca Rotino

 

5,662,041

 

61,167

357,308

Pietro Bersani

 

5,659,407

 

63,801

357,308

 

Americo Cicchetti

5,659,405

63,803

357,308

Michael Nagel

5,662,041

61,167

357,308

Jerry Schneider

4,234,184

1.489,024

357,308

Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 was ratified and approved by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

Broker Non Vote

5,920,858

157,648

2,010

0

 

Proposal 3.  The adoption of the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

Broker Non Vote

5,451,608

257,541

14,059

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.

 

Kiromic BioPharma, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: June 30, 2021

By:

/s/ Maurizio Chiriva Internati

 

 

Maurizio Chiriva Internati

Chief Executive Officer

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