8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): May 18, 2022

Baudax Bio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

001-39101

47-4639500

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


490 Lapp Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania		19355
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 395-2470

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of Each Class

Trading

Symbol

Name of Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01

BXRX

Nasdaq Capital Market

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

None

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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).

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

Baudax Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of shareholders on May 18, 2022, which was initially adjourned on May 5, 2022 to allow more time to establish a quorum. The following is a brief description of the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1 – Election of Class III Directors. Each of Arnold Baskies, M.D. and Winston Churchill were elected to the Board of Directors as Class III directors, by a plurality of votes, to serve until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors, if any, are elected or appointed, or their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal, with the voting results being as follows:


Director Nominee	Votes For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Arnold Baskies, MD	757,000	1,011,264	1,514,124
Winston Churchill	710,824	1,057,440	1,514,124

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year was ratified, as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
3,039,824	151,788	90,776	—

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, thereunto duly authorized.


Baudax Bio, Inc.

By:		/s/ Gerri A. Henwood
Name:		Gerri A. Henwood
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 20, 2022

Baudax Bio Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders