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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, 2024

 

 

TEMPEST THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35890   45-1472564

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400

Brisbane, California 94005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 798-8589

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐

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 $0.001 per share   TPST   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Purchase Rights   N/A   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, 2024, Tempest Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. These proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors.

The Company’s stockholders elected the persons listed below as a Class III directors, to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The final voting results were as follows:

 

Name   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes

Stephen Brady

   7,637,500   272,157  

6,284,864

Michael Raab

  

7,557,131

   352,526  

6,284,864

Ronit Simantov

  

7,632,144

   277,513  

6,284,864

Proposal 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Withheld   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
7,466,910   167,307  

275,440

   6,284,864

Proposal 3. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The final voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Withheld   Abstentions
14,040,756  

132,300

   21,465

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    TEMPEST THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: June 14, 2024     By:  

/s/ Stephen Brady

    Name:   Stephen Brady
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
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