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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On November 30, 2023, Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) convened the Company’s special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, stockholders voted on the proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, to authorize a reverse stock split of each issued and outstanding share of the Company’s common stock by a ratio of not less than one-for-ten (1:10) and not more than one-for-eighty (1:80), with the exact ratio to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Board may implement or abandon this amendment no later than November 30, 2024. The vote for this proposal was 6,198,812 shares for, 5,364,151 shares against, 23,186 shares abstaining, and no broker non-votes.
In addition, at the Special Meeting, stockholders approved the proposal regarding the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies, if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof to approve the proposal presented at the Special Meeting (the “Adjournment Proposal”). The Adjournment Proposal was approved at the Special Meeting, with a vote of 6,308,531 shares for, 5,052,193 shares against, 225,425 shares abstaining, and no broker non-votes. The Special Meeting was not adjourned.
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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.
Date: December 1, 2023 | Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. |
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| Christopher T. Giordano |
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Entity Registrant Name | TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000034956 |
Document Type | 8-K |
Amendment Flag | false |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Document Period End Date | Nov. 30, 2023 |
Entity File Number | 001-34600 |
Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 26-2593535 |
Entity Address Address Line 1 | 101 Glen Lennox Drive |
Entity Address Address Line 2 | Suite 300 |
Entity Address City Or Town | Chapel Hill |
Entity Address State Or Province | NC |
Entity Address Postal Zip Code | 27517 |
City Area Code | 919 |
Local Phone Number | 855-2100 |
Security 12b Title | Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
Trading Symbol | TENX |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
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