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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2025
SALARIUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36812 | 46-5087339 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2450 Holcombe Blvd. Suite X Houston, TX | 77021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(713) 913-5608
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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, par value $0.0001 | SLRX | The 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 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
On December 31, 2025, Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) reconvened its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was originally held on December 19, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of October 24, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 1,051,782 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, of which 417,443, or 39.7%, were present in person or represented by proxy, which constituted a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted and: (1) re-elected each of the Company’s two nominees for Class I director; (2) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; and (3) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1. To elect two Class I directors to serve until the 2028 annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arnold C. Hanish | 143,525 | 11,932 | 5,761 | 256,225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William K. McVicar | 143,599 | 10,058 | 7,561 | 256,225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
132,240 | 22,606 | 6,372 | 256,225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
401,439 | 12,132 | 3,872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
SALARIUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: January 2, 2026 | By: | /s/ Mark J. Rosenblum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark J. Rosenblum Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||