Form 8-K SOLIGENIX, INC. For: Sep 23

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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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  September 23, 2021

Commission File No. 000-16929

Soligenix, Inc.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

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(609) 538-8200

(Issuer’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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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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. ☐

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 23, 2021, Soligenix, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the following items were voted upon:

The following five nominees were elected as directors to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by votes as follows:

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There were 13,495,186 broker non-votes in the election of directors.

The proposal to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 proxy statement was approved, and the votes were as follows:

There were 13,495,186 broker non-votes on this proposal.

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The proposal to ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was approved by votes as follows:

There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.

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SIGNATURE

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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.

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