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): May 17, 2023
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) | ||||||||||
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(650 )364-0400
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Not Applicable
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 17, 2023, Pulmonx Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 32,920,550 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which represented approximately 87.25% of the Company’s 37,729,593 shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date of March 23, 2023. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company considered the three proposals outlined below, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”)..
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The stockholders elected each of the three nominees for Class III director to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successor has been elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas W. Burns | 28,449,684 | 1,183,211 | 3,287,655 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou | 20,977,835 | 8,655,060 | 3,287,655 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dana G. Meade, Jr. | 27,472,822 | 2,160,073 | 3,287,655 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 32,890,592 | 28,763 | 1,195 | ||||||||||||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2.
Proposal 3 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation
The resolution to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement did not pass. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 13,654,112 | 15,975,796 | 2,987 | 3,287,655 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
Pulmonx Corporation
Dated: May 18, 2023
| By: | /s/ David Lehman | ||||
| David Lehman | |||||
| General Counsel | |||||