Form 8-K - Current report

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 13, 2024

Lantern Pharma Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39318

46-3973463

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1920 McKinney Avenue, 7th Floor

Dallas, Texas

75201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(972) 277-1136

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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: Common Stock

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value		LTRN		The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 13, 2024, Lantern Pharma Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, for the purposes of:

	●	Electing five directors, each to serve until our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;

	●	Approving an amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Lantern Pharma Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Equity Incentive Plan “) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan by an additional 125,000 shares; and

	●	Ratifying the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

All of the persons nominated to serve on our board of directors, namely Donald Jeff Keyser, Panna Sharma, Vijay Chandru, Maria Maccecchini, and David S. Silberstein, were elected to our board of directors, with shares voted as follows:

Name	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Vote
Donald Jeff Keyser		3,039,380		21,849		4,225,984
Panna Sharma		3,038,303		22,926		4,225,984
Vijay Chandru		3,030,488		30,741		4,225,984
Maria Maccecchini		3,038,407		22,822		4,225,984
David S. Silberstein		3,038,877		22,352		4,225,984

Our stockholders approved an amendment to the Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan by an additional 125,000 shares, with shares voted as follows:

For			2,892,948
Against			128,312
Abstain			39,969
Broker Non-Votes			4,225,984

In addition, our stockholders ratified the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, with shares voted as follows:

For			7,169,506
Against			39,941
Abstain			77,766

There were no broker non-votes on the ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm.

SIGNATURES

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.

	Lantern Pharma Inc.,
	A Delaware Corporation

Dated: June 17, 2024	By:	/s/ David R. Margrave
		David R. Margrave, Chief Financial Officer

Cover	Jun. 13, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 13, 2024
Entity File Number	001-39318
Entity Registrant Name	Lantern Pharma Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001763950
Entity Tax Identification Number	46-3973463
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	1920 McKinney Avenue
Entity Address, Address Line Two	7th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Dallas
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75201
City Area Code	(972)
Local Phone Number	277-1136
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
Trading Symbol	LTRN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period	true