8-K
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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): June 25, 2024

 

 

Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-37383

81-0571538

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

5950 Sherry Lane

Suite 215

 

Dallas, Texas

 

75225

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 214 974-8921

 

 

(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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

 

RKDA

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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.

 

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 25, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), stockholders holding and entitled to vote 682,593 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 50.08% of the total outstanding shares of common stock on the record date for the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following four proposals, each of which is described in detail in the definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2024.

 

The final results for each of the matters considered at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

PROPOSAL I: Election of Directors

 

The director nominees were elected to serve as a Class III directors until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2027, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier resignation, death, or removal. Due to plurality election, votes could only be cast in favor of or withheld from the nominees and thus votes against were not applicable. The results of the election were as follows:

DIRECTOR NOMINEE

FOR

WITHHELD

BROKER NON-VOTES

Amy Yoder

160,017

21,356

501,220

Lilian Shackelford Murray

149,613

31,760

501,220

PROPOSAL II: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accountants

 

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2024, was ratified by the affirmative votes of the stockholders. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal. The results of the ratification were as follows:

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

666,133

13,547

2,913

PROPOSAL III: Approval of an Amendment to the 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s shareholders approved the amendment to our 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

BROKER NON-VOTES

120,214

60,507

652

501,220

 

PROPOSAL IV: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

BROKER NON-VOTES

153,487

27,183

703

501,220


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 1, 2024

By:

/s/ THOMAS J. SCHAEFER

 

 

 

Thomas J. Schaefer, Chief Financial Officer