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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): November 21, 2024 (November 21, 2024)

 

 

 

Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38306   82-2755287

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 201

La Jolla, California

   92037
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(858) 263-4196

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

N/A

(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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
☐ 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 Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   ENSC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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.

 

(a) The annual meeting of stockholders of Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. (“Ensysce” or the “Company”) was held on November 21, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”).

 

(b) Five proposals were included in the proxy material disseminated to Company stockholders. The fifth proposal was not submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting. The fifth proposal gave discretion to the Company to adjourn the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if votes for one or more of the other four proposals were insufficient to approve one or more of those proposals.

 

1. The stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the full issuance of shares of common stock and exercise of warrants for common stock issued by the Company to certain investors:

 

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 3,102,053    210,141    180,836    3,995,063 

 

2. The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors to combine outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock into a lesser number of outstanding shares, a “Reverse Stock Split,” by a ratio of not less than one-for-ten and not more than one-for-forty, with the exact ratio to be set within this range by the Board in its sole discretion:

 

For   Against   Abstentions 
 4,561,369    1,989,571    937,153 

 

3. The stockholders elected the Company’s three Class III Directors, with terms expiring in 2027:

 

Name  For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
Dr. Lynn Kirkpatrick   2,070,878    117,020    1,305,132    3,995,063 
Dr. Adam Levin   2,074,924    118,828    1,299,278    3,995,063 
Mr. Steve Martin   2,066,530    127,247    1,299,253    3,995,063 

 

4. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:

 

For   Against   Abstentions 
 5,978,860    259,207    1,250,026 

 

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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.

 

Dated: November 21, 2024

 

  Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Lynn Kirkpatrick
  Name: Dr. Lynn Kirkpatrick
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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