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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The annual meeting of stockholders of Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) was held virtually on May 26, 2021. The following matters were acted upon:
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
Steven H. Rouhandeh, Michael Amoroso and Leila Alland, M.D. were elected to serve as Class 2 directors of the Company until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The results of the election of directors are as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Steven H. Rouhandeh | 31,010,124 | 5,488,898 | 721,101 | 23,650,236 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Amoroso | 35,851,088 | 1,034,608 | 334,427 | 23,650,236 | ||||||||||||
| Leila Alland, M.D. | 35,990,695 | 903,912 | 325,516 | 23,650,236 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2. Amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to De-Classify our Board of Directors.
A proposal to amend the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to de-classify our Board of Directors so that all directors are elected annually was not approved based on the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 35,443,361 | 1,482,942 | 293,820 | 23,650,236 | |||||||||
Proposal 3. Ratification of the Appointment of Whitley Penn, LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
A proposal to ratify the appointment of Whitley Penn LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the current fiscal year was approved by the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 59,897,842 | 677,807 | 294,710 | — | |||||||||
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.
| Abeona Therapeutics Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward Carr | |
| Name: | Edward Carr | |
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer | |
Date: May 28, 2021