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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 20, 2021

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Pulse Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

 

001-37744

 

46-5696597

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3957 Point Eden Way

Hayward, California 94545

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(510) 906-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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):



Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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, par value $0.001 per share

PLSE

The Nasdaq Stock 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.    

 



Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2021, the Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting was a virtual meeting held via live audio webcast. The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:

1.To elect seven directors to hold office until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal; and

2.To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

The voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below:

1.Election of Directors

Nominee

For

Against

Abstained

Broker Non-votes

Kenneth A. Clark

16,298,766

1,377,344

21,853

4,707,588

Robert W. Duggan

17,076,178

603,914

17,871

4,707,588

Mitchell E. Levinson

17,578,921

96,940

22,102

4,707,588

Manmeet S. Soni

16,204,897

1,470,273

22,793

4,707,588

Darrin R. Uecker

17,662,710

28,153

7,100

4,707,588

Richard A. van den Broek

17,633,711

38,302

25,950

4,707,588

Mahkam Zanganeh, D.D.S

17,635,553

39,518

22,892

4,707,588

Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

2.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For

Against

Abstained

Broker Non-votes

22,371,040

6,788

27,723

N/A

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.



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.

PULSE BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

By:  

/s/ Sandra A. Gardiner

Sandra A. Gardiner

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, Secretary and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: May 20, 2021