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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting of Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“we”, “us” and “our”) held on June 7, 2022, the holders of 5,689,473 shares of our common stock, or approximately 55.43% of our outstanding shares of common stock, were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present. At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders considered two proposals, which are described briefly below and in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Our stockholders elected the following directors as Class I directors to hold office until the 2025 Annual Meeting of stockholders by the following votes:
| Nominees | Shares Voted For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Carl V. Sailer | 3,743,543 | 289,750 | 1,656,180 | |||
| Thomas Harrison | 3,741,578 | 291,715 | 1,656,180 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our stockholders ratified the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 by the following votes:
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 5,584,342 | 98,801 | 6,330 | — |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| Date: June 7, 2022 | ||
| By: | /s/ David P. Luci | |
| Name: | David P. Luci | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |