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): September 20, 2018
ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 033-80623 | 95-4343413 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1001 W. Broadway, Suite 400 Vancouver, BC |
V6H 4B1 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 736-3678
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on September 20, 2018. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified voting results.
(1) Approval of the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes | |||
| 736,659 | 72,624 | 12,379 | 2,115,111 |
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, this matter was approved.
(2) Ratification of the approval by the Board of Directors of an amendment to the bylaws of the Company to allow for participation in stockholder meetings by means of virtual meeting technology (the “Virtual Meeting Amendment”):
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes | |||
| 2,697,386 | 185,786 | 53,601 | 0 |
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the approval by the Board of Directors of the Virtual Meeting Amendment was ratified.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 21, 2018 | /s/ John Bencich | |||||
| John Bencich | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||