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 14, 2023

 

 

GALERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39114   46-1454898

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

45 Liberty Blvd #230

Malvern, PA 19355

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(610) 725-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

N/A

(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, $0.001 par value per share   GRTX   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 14, 2023, Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A total of 28,312,177 shares of common stock were present online or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 65.98 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 21, 2023 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2023.

Item 1 — Election of two Class I Directors to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

NOMINEE    Votes FOR      Votes WITHHELD      Broker Non-Votes  

Michael Powell, Ph.D.

     15,141,283        4,723,401        8,447,493  

Linda West

     15,219,991        4,644,693        8,447,493  

Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

Votes FOR   Votes AGAINST   Votes ABSTAINED   Broker Non-Votes
28,291,469   9,547   11,161   0

Based on the foregoing votes, Michael Powell, Ph.D. and Linda West were elected as Class I Directors and Item 2 was approved.


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.

 

    GALERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: June 15, 2023     By:  

/s/ J. Mel Sorensen, M.D.

      J. Mel Sorensen, M.D.
      President and Chief Executive Officer