UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 21, 2017
Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-37854 | 99-0367049 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1414 Harbour Way South, Suite 1201
Richmond, California 94804
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(510) 984-1761
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Registrant’s name or former address, if change since last report)
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
On December 22, 2017, Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock from 71,428,571 shares to 141,428,571 shares. The Charter Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) held on December 21, 2017, as described below under Item 5.07.
A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders |
The following provides a summary of votes cast for the proposals on which the stockholders of the Company voted at the Special Meeting:
Proposal 1. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 71,428,571 shares to 141,428,571 shares.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 37,714,117 | 7,761,992 | 668,592 | 0 |
Proposal 2. Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of shares available for grant from 3,714,285 shares to 4,714,285 shares.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 25,205,072 | 2,955,074 | 356,145 | 17,628,410 |
Proposal 3. Approval of the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 38,410,089 | 7,288,278 | 446,334 | 0 |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| EKSO BIONICS HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Maximilian Scheder-Bieschin | |
| Name: | Maximilian Scheder-Bieschin | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: December 27, 2017