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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 11, 2024

 

CINGULATE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40874   86-3825535
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

1901 W. 47th Place

Kansas City, KS 66205

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(913) 942-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   CING  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Capital Market)

Warrants, exercisable for one share of common stock   CINGW  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

At the Cingulate Inc. (the “Company”) 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 11, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved Amendment No. 1 to the Cingulate Inc. 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 1,250,000 shares (the “Amendment”). The board of directors of the Company had previously approved the Amendment, subject to stockholder approval, and the Amendment became effective upon such stockholder approval.

 

A copy of the Amendment is included with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and provisions of the Amendment.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting, three proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. The final voting results were as follows:

 

Proposal 1

 

The Company’s stockholders elected the following Class III directors to serve for a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected.

 

Name   For   Withhold   Broker Non-Votes
Shane J. Schaffer   1,908,630   46,469   1,554,516
Bryan Lawrence   1,926,587   28,512   1,554,516

 

Proposal 2

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
3,484,040   18,724   6,851   0

 

Proposal 3

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment to the Equity Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 1,250,000 shares to 1,506,926 shares.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
1,743,052   198,328   13,719   1,554,516

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Amendment No. 1 to the Cingulate Inc. 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  CINGULATE INC.
     
Dated: June 12, 2024 By: /s/ Shane J. Schaffer
  Name: Shane J. Schaffer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer