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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Celsion Corporation’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the following actions were taken. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 27, 2022 for the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1
Mr. Michael H. Tardugno and Dr. Donald P. Braun were re-elected to the Board of Directors (the “Board”), to serve on the Board as a Class III Director until the earlier of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2025 and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were the following:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Michael H. Tardugno | 966,145 | 212,605 | 1,940,365 | |||||||||
| Dr. Donald P. Braun | 970,921 | 207,829 | 1,940,365 | |||||||||
In addition to Mr. Tardugno and Dr. Braun, Mr. Robert W. Hooper, Mr. Frederick J. Fritz, Dr. Augustine Chow, Dr. Stacy R. Lindborg and Ms. Christine Pellizzari continued to serve as directors after the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 2
The proposal to ratify the appointment of WithumSmith+Brown PC (“Withum”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was approved by the stockholders. The voting results were the following:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 2,905,200 | 185,023 | 28,892 | None | |||||||||
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.
| CELSION CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: June 14, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Church |
| Jeffrey W. Church | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||