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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 16, 2022

 

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39273

84-1700838

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

480 Arsenal Way

Watertown, MA 02472

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 393-4600

(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))

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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

 

LYRA

 

The 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 16, 2022, Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). A total of 22,339,206 shares of common stock were present online or represented by proxy at the Meeting, representing approximately 70.19% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the April 22, 2022 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, 2022.

Item 1 - Election of three Class II Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

NOMINEE

Votes

FOR

Votes

WITHHELD

Broker

Non-Votes

Michael Altman

19,683,305

189,235

2,466,666

C. Ann Merrifield

19,683,656

188,884

2,466,666

Harlan Waksal, M.D.

19,845,106

27,434

2,466,666

Item 2 - Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

Votes

FOR

Votes

AGAINST

Votes

ABSTAINED

Broker

Non-Votes

22,297,210

25,501

16,495

0

Based on the foregoing votes, Michael Altman, C. Ann Merrifield and Harlan Waksal, M.D. were elected as Class II 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: June 17, 2022

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Jason Cavalier

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason Cavalier

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer