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 7, 2024

 

Protara Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-36694		20-4580525
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

345 Park Avenue South Third Floor New York, NY		10010
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 844-0337

 

N/A

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

 

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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		TARA		The Nasdaq Capital 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.

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 7, 2024. As of April 11, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 20,578,425 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.  A summary of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1. Election of Directors.

 

The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons listed below as Class I directors, each to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:

 

		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Jane Huang, M.D.			9,656,095				125,127				3,809,729
Richard Levy, M.D.			9,642,092				139,130				3,809,729
Michael Solomon, Ph.D.			9,560,752				220,470				3,809,729

 

Proposal 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
13,399,953		189,574		1,424

 

Proposal 3. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
6,999,091		196,457		2,585,674		3,809,729

 

Proposal 4. Approval of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
9,600,764		159,296		21,162		3,809,729

 

Proposal 5. Approval of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Protara Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
9,650,650		128,502		2,070		3,809,729

 

 

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.

 

	Protara Therapeutics, Inc.
Dated: June 10, 2024	By:	/s/ Patrick Fabbio
		Patrick Fabbio
		Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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