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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 23, 2024, SmartKem, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the two proposals listed below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
| 1. | The stockholders elected each of Ian Jenks and Melisa Denis as Class III directors of the Company to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2027 annual meeting and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until their death, resignation or removal. The votes were cast with respect to this matter as follows: |
| Nominee | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| Ian Jenks | 501,449 | 4,573 |
181,009 | |||
| Melisa Denis | 501,449 | 4,573 |
181,009 |
| 2. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was approved by the stockholders of based upon the following votes: |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
668,565 |
18,466 |
0 |
N/A |
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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.
| SMARTKEM, INC. | ||
| Dated: September 23, 2024 | By: | /s/ Barbra C. Keck |
| Barbra C. Keck | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||