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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 15, 2023

 

LIQUIDIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware 001-39724 85-1710962

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

     
419 Davis Drive, Suite 100, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 328-4400

(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 LQDA The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 15, 2023, Liquidia Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders:

 

1. The election of three (3) Class II directors to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;

 

2. The approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 80,000,000 shares and to 100,000,000 shares; and

 

3. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

At the close of business on April 21, 2023, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 64,717,549 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 53,996,712 shares of common stock were represented virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.

 

At the Annual Meeting, the three Class II directors were elected, the amendment to the Charter was approved and the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified.

 

Proposal No. 1- Election of Class II Directors

 

The vote with respect to the election of Class II directors was as follows:

 

Nominees   For     Withheld     Broker
Non-
Votes
 
Katherine Rielly-Gauvin     28,102,084       4,538,363     21,356,265    
Raman Singh     27,831,024       4,809,423     21,356,265    
David Johnson     26,229,870       6,410,577     21,356,265    

 

Proposal No. 2 - Approval of the Charter amendment

 

The vote with respect to the approval of the Charter amendment was as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain      
50,702,381       2,265,108       1,029,223        

 

Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The vote with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain  
53,649,528       27,365       319,819    

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)          Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  Exhibit
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

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.

 

June 16, 2023 Liquidia Corporation
   
  By: /s/ Michael Kaseta
    Name: Michael Kaseta
    Title: Chief Financial Officer