Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On
Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has a period of 180
calendar days, or until
If the Company does not regain compliance by the end of the compliance period, under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(ii), if on the last day of the compliance period the Company is in compliance with the market value of publicly held shares requirement for continued listing as well as all other standards for initial listing of its Subordinate Voting Shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market (other than the bid price requirement), the Company may be eligible for additional time if the Company also provides written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during a second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary, at which point Nasdaq may grant the Company an additional 180 days to regain compliance with the bid price requirement.
If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period,
including any extensions that may be granted by Nasdaq, Nasdaq will provide
notice that the Company's Subordinate Voting Shares will be subject to
delisting. At such time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a
The Company intends to actively monitor its minimum bid price of listed securities and, as appropriate, will consider available options to resolve the deficiencies and regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, including effecting a reverse stock split.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in maintaining the listing of its Subordinate Voting Shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market. This could impair the liquidity and market price of its Subordinate Voting Shares. In addition, the delisting of its Subordinate Voting Shares from a national exchange could have a material adverse effect on the Company's access to capital markets, and any limitation on market liquidity or reduction in the price of its Subordinate Voting Shares as a result of that delisting could adversely affect the Company's ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Votes Broker Nominee Votes For Withheld Non-Votes Carol A. Vallone 66,244,518 8,146,247 72,186,307 Andreas Krebs 71,955,691 2,435,074 72,186,307 Brigid A. Makes 65,578,489 8,812,276 72,186,307 Dr. Miri Halperin Wernli 70,671,060 3,719,705 72,186,307 Robert Barrow 70,713,915 3,676,851 72,186,307
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Proposal 2 - Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders approved the appointment of
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstain 143,586,032 1,799,900 1,191,139
Proposal 3 - Approval of an alteration to the company's share structure to eliminate the Multiple Voting Shares and re-designate the Subordinate Voting Shares as common shares
The shareholders approved an alteration to the Company's share structure to eliminate the Multiple Voting Shares and re-designate the Subordinate Voting Shares as common shares, by the following votes:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstain 70,425,915 2,398,483 1,566,367
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