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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
January 13, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
AYALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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001-39279 |
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82-3578375 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
Oppenheimer 4
Rehovot,
Israel
7670104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(857)
444-0553
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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):
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Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
Title of each
class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which
registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
AYLA |
The
Nasdaq Global 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
January 13, 2023, Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held
a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). A total of
9,408,088 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per
share (the “Common Stock”), were present in person or represented
by proxy at the Meeting, representing approximately 63.47% percent
of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the December 7,
2022 record date. The following are the voting results for the
proposals considered and voted upon at the Meeting, each of which
were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12,
2022.
Item 1 — Adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger
Agreement”), dated October 18, 2022, by and among the Company,
Advaxis, Inc. (“Advaxis”) and Doe Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”),
pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with
and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Advaxis.
Votes FOR |
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Votes AGAINST |
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Votes ABSTAINED |
9,382,563 |
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24,310 |
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1,215 |
Item 2 — Approval of the adjournment of the Meeting from time to
time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional
affirmative votes in favor of the Merger Agreement if there are
insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve the
Merger Agreement.
Votes FOR |
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Votes AGAINST |
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Votes ABSTAINED |
9,358,455 |
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37,698 |
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11,935 |
Based on the foregoing votes, Item 1 and Item 2 were
approved.
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.
Date: January 13,
2023 |
AYALA
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Roni
Mamluk |
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Roni Mamluk, Ph.D. |
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Chief Executive Officer and
President |
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