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): September 28, 2018
Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 333-88480 | 46-5622433 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 800 Third Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY | 10022 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (212) 682-8452 | ||
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| Not Applicable | ||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) on September 28, 2018. There were 56,466,428 shares of common stock entitled to be voted, of which 43,420,787 were voted in person or by proxy. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the 2018 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1. A proposal to elect one class II director to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified or until death, resignation or removal. The nominee, Jason S. Slakter, M.D., was elected to serve as a class II director. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Nominees | Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Jason S. Slakter, M.D. | 10,089,809 | 1,336,184 | 11,405,722 |
Proposal 2. A proposal to ratify the selection of MaloneBailey, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the 2018 fiscal year. The proposal was ratified and the results of the voting were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 41,524,568 | 831,714 | 1,064,505 | 0 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| OHR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: October 4, 2018 | By: | /s/ Sam Backenroth |
| Sam Backenroth | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||