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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on August 7, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on five proposals, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”).
The Company had 60,490,101 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on June 18, 2025, the record date for eligibility to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 29,973,272 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were represented in person virtually or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.
The vote results detailed below represent final results as certified by the inspector of elections.
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected the following persons, who were listed in the Proxy Statement, to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to hold office for a term expiring at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2026 and until each such person’s successors is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Howard Clowes |
18,904,550 | 774,122 | 10,294,600 | |||||||||
An van Es-Johansson, M.D. |
18,743,348 | 935,324 | 10,294,600 | |||||||||
Richard J. Hawkins |
18,920,875 | 757,797 | 10,294,600 | |||||||||
Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. |
18,764,355 | 914,317 | 10,294,600 | |||||||||
Robert Lenk, Ph.D. |
18,934,411 | 774,261 | 10,294,600 | |||||||||
Kyle Guse, Esq., MBA, CPA |
18,698,728 | 979,944 | 10,294,600 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2 - Issuance Proposal.
The Company’s stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the potential issuance and sale of (i) up to Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) of shares of our common stock and (ii) up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) of shares of our common stock as a commitment fee, in each case issuable to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”) pursuant to the Company’s purchase agreement with Lincoln Park, dated as of June 17, 2025. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 18,469,325 | 1,114,462 | 94,885 | 10,294,600 |
Proposal No. 3 - Reverse Stock Split Proposal.
The Company’s stockholders granted discretionary authority to the Board to (i) amend our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to combine outstanding shares of our common stock, into a lesser number of outstanding shares, or a “reverse stock split,” at a specific ratio within a range of one-for-two (1-for-2) to a maximum of a one-for-two hundred fifty (1-for-250), with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion; and (ii) effect the reverse stock split, if at all, within twelve (12) months of the date the proposal is approved by stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 25,678,339 | 4,151,673 | 143,260 | 0 |
Proposal No. 4 - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers.
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 16,714,842 | 858,028 | 2,105,802 | 10,294,600 |
Proposal No. 5 - Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan.
The Company’s stockholders approved the fifth amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 16,886,510 | 761,060 | 2,031,102 | 10,294,600 |
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.
Date: August 12, 2025
| PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. | |
Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | ||