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): March 23, 2021

 

 

VERU INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Wisconsin		1-13602		39-1144397
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

48 NW 25^th Street, Suite 102, Miami, Florida 33127

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 509-6897

Not Applicable

(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(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		VERU		NASDAQ Capital Market

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-2 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.  ☐

 

 

 

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Veru Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on March 23, 2021. A total of 71,906,903 shares of the Company’s common stock were eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

1.	Election of Directors:

The following individuals were nominated for election to the Board of Directors for terms that expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders. All of the nominated directors were elected. The results of the vote on the election of directors were as follows:

 

Name		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Mitchell S. Steiner			37,892,683				400,949				17,314,330
Mario Eisenberger			36,528,842				1,764,790				17,314,330
Harry Fisch			37,942,028				351,604				17,314,330
Jesus Socorro			37,896,820				396,812				17,314,330
Michael L. Rankowitz			37,898,983				394,649				17,314,330
Grace Hyun			38,108,148				185,484				17,314,330

 

2.	Ratification of Auditors:

The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment by the Company’s Audit Committee of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
55,376,455		70,689		160,818		0

 

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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: March 26, 2021		VERU INC.
		By:		/s/ Michele Greco
				Michele Greco
				Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer

 

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