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8-K
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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): June 13, 2023

 

 

HCW Biologics Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-40591

82-5024477

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

2929 N. Commerce Parkway

 

Miramar, Florida

 

33025

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 954 842-2024

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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:

☐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))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, par value $0.0001 per share

 

HCWB

 

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 ☒

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 June 13, 2023, HCW Biologics Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following two proposals and cast their votes as follows:

1.
The Company’s stockholders approved the election of two Class II directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director's earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal:

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Lisa M. Giles

18,867,295

503,344

2,228,627

Rick S. Greene

18,857,446

513,193

2,228,627

Each of the directors named under Proposal No. 1 was elected based on the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement.

2.
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

21,550,829

3,374

45,063

N/A


 

 

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.

 

 

 

HCW BIOLOGICS INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 14, 2023

By:

/s/ Hing C. Wong

 

 

 

Hing. C. Wong, Ph.D.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer