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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held on November 1, 2021, our stockholders voted on the three proposals listed below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1. Our stockholders elected the following individuals to serve on our board of directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2022. The tabulation of votes with respect to the election of such directors was as follows:
| AUTHORITY | BROKER | |||||||||||
| FOR | WITHELD | NON-VOTE | ||||||||||
| Herbert Conrad | 64,798,552 | 1,824,051 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||
| Jerome D. Jabbour | 65,809,061 | 813,542 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||
| Kathryn Corzo | 66,121,964 | 500,639 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||
| Eric Ende | 65,348,649 | 1,273,954 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||
| Natasha Giordano | 66,157,882 | 464,721 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||
| James Scibetta | 65,356,479 | 1,266,124 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||
| Matthew Wikler | 66,132,681 | 489,922 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||
2. Our stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The tabulation of votes with respect to this proposal was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 119,254,551 | 397,251 | 724,280 | ||||||||||||
3. Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The tabulation of votes with respect to this proposal was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 62,726,470 | 3,055,624 | 840,509 | 53,753,479 | |||||||||||
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.
| MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| Dated: November 1, 2021 | By: | /s/ Jerome D. Jabbour |
| Name: | Jerome D. Jabbour | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |