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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): April 8, 2022

 

Enzo Biochem, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-09974   13-2866202
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
527 Madison Avenue    
New York, New York   10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(212) 583-0100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(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):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
 Common Stock, $.01 par value   ENZ   The New York Stock Exchange

 

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-1 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 April 8, 2022, Enzo Biochem, Inc. (the “Company”) reconvened its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which had previously been adjourned on March 31, 2022 to give the Company additional time to solicit votes in favor of the six sub-proposals to Proposal 1 to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. At the reconvened Annual Meeting, the holders of 81% of the total shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy constituting a quorum.

 

Approval of Proposal 1 required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock. Each of the six sub-proposals to Proposal 1 were approved. The amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation will become effective upon the Company’s filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.

 

For each sub-proposal to Proposal 1, the stockholder voting results were as follows:

 

(a)To change the purpose of the Company to carry on any lawful business:

 

VOTES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
38,868,073 266,242 84,198

 

(b)To declassify the Board:

 

VOTES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
38,862,014 292,461 64,038

 

(c)To remove Article 7 regarding the Company’s first accounting period for 1976:

 

VOTES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
38,930,275 184,942 103,296

 

(d)To change the required shareholder vote for approval of mergers, asset sales, and dissolution from two-thirds vote to majority vote:

 

VOTES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
38,828,714 311,913 77,886

 

(e)To change the required shareholder vote for amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to a majority vote:

 

VOTES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
38,871,316 312,294 34,903

 

(f)To change the required vote for amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws to either majority board approval or majority shareholder approval:

 

VOTES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
38,817,069 363,144 38,300

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
     
Date: April 8, 2022  By: /s/ David Bench
    David Bench
    Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary