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60 DEGREES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

For the period ended Jul 16, 2024. Filed May 30, 2024.

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Jul 16, 2024 · Filed May 30, 2024

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DEF 14A 1 ea0206994-def14a_60degrees.htm DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 14A

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https://60degreespharma.com

May 30, 2024

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

On behalf of your Board of Directors, we cordially invite you to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held on July 16, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, in a virtual meeting format only and conducted via live audio webcast over the telephone to enable our stockholders to participate from locations around the world. Stockholders willNOT be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. The Annual Meeting will be accessible only over the telephone. Please see “Attending the Virtual Annual Meeting” in the proxy statement (“Proxy Statement”) accompanying this letter for information on how to obtain the proxy materials, attend, ask questions at the Annual Meeting and vote at the Annual Meeting.

We are making available to you the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Notice”), Proxy Statement and form of proxy card or voting instruction form on or about May 31, 2024. We are pleased to furnish proxy materials to stockholders primarily over the internet. We believe that this process expedites stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lowers the costs of our Annual Meeting and conserves natural resources. On or about May 31, 2024, we mailed to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Internet Availability Notice”) that includes instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report and how to vote over the telephone. The Internet Availability Notice also includes instructions on how you can receive a paper copy of your Annual Meeting materials, including the Notice, Proxy Statement and proxy card or voting instruction form. If you elected to receive your Annual Meeting materials by mail, the Notice, Proxy Statement and proxy card or voting instruction form were enclosed. If you elected to receive your Annual Meeting materials via e-mail, the e-mail contains voting instructions and links to the 2023 Annual Report and the Proxy Statement, both of which are available on our website athttps://60degreespharma.com. Additional details regarding admission to, and the business to be conducted at, the Annual Meeting are described in the accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2024 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.

Your vote is important. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we hope that you will vote as soon as possible. You may vote over by telephone or by mailing in a proxy card. Please review the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction form regarding each of these voting options. Voting will ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting regardless of whether you attend the Annual Meeting.

Thank you for your on-going support of 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Sincerely,

/s/ Geoffrey Dow

Geoffrey Dow

Chief Executive Officer and President

https://60degreespharma.com

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held Virtually at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on July 16, 2024

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”), will be held on July 16, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) via a live audio webcast over the telephone. You will be able to virtually attend the Annual Meeting over the telephone and ask questions during the Annual Meeting. We are holding the Annual Meeting for the following purposes, which are more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement:

(1)to elect five (5) directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;
(2)to approve an amendment to the 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance by 5,000,000 shares (the “2022 Plan Amendment Proposal”);
(3)to approve an amendment to our certificate of incorporation, as corrected (“Certificate of Incorporation”), to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock at a reverse stock split ratio ranging from 1:5 to 1:12 inclusive, as determined by our Board of Directors in its sole discretion (the “Certificate of Incorporation Amendment Proposal”);
(4)to approve a modification to the strike price of options (the “Options”) granted to our Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer to comply with Listing Rule 5635(c) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Strike Price Modification Amendment Proposal”);
(5)to approve the issuance of options granted to a consultant to comply with Listing Rule 5635(c) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Option Issuance Proposal”);
(6)to ratify the selection by our Board of Directors of RBSM LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;
(7)to approve adjourning the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes in favor of the 2022 Plan Amendment Proposal, the Certificate of Incorporation Amendment Proposal, the Strike Price Modification Amendment Proposal and the Option Issuance Proposal at the time of the Annual Meeting (the “Adjournment Proposal”); and
(8)to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

These items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement (“Proxy Statement”) accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Notice”). We are not aware of any other business to come before the Annual Meeting.

After careful consideration, the Board has determined that each proposal listed above is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and has approved each proposal.The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the Election of each director nominee (Proposal 1), “FOR” the approval of an amendment to the 2022 Plan (Proposal 2), “FOR” the approval of an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation (Proposal 3), “FOR” the approval of the modification to the strike price of the Options (Proposal 4), “FOR” the approval of the issuance of options granted to a consultant (Proposal 5), “FOR” the ratification of our independent auditor (Proposal 6) and “FOR” the approval of the Adjournment Proposal (Proposal 7).

All stockholders are invited to attend the Annual Meeting virtually and no stockholder will be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. The Annual Meeting will be accessible via the telephone in accordance with the instructions contained in the Proxy Statement. Please see “Questions and Answers About the Meeting and Voting—How Do I Vote At The Annual Meeting?” in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice for information on how to attend, ask questions during the Annual Meeting and vote at the Annual Meeting.

WHO CAN VOTE?

You can vote at the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder of record as of the close of business on May 17, 2024 (the “Record Date”). Only stockholders of record on the Record Date are entitled to receive this Notice and to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any postponement(s) or, continuations(s) or adjournment(s) of the Annual Meeting.

ANNUAL REPORT

A copy of our Form 10-K (the “2023 Annual Report”) accompanies the Proxy Statement.

REVIEW THE PROXY MATERIALS AND ANNUAL REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE

You may also read the 2023 Annual Report, this Notice and Proxy Statement on our website athttps://investors.60degreespharma.com.

AVAILABLE DATE

This Notice, the Proxy Statement and the form of proxy are first being made available to stockholders on or about May 31, 2024 atwww.SXTP.vote.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. YOU MAY VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR BY MAILING BACK A PROXY CARD. PLEASE REVIEW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PROXY STATEMENT OR ON THE PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM REGARDING EACH OF THESE VOTING OPTIONS.

We hope you are able to attend the Annual Meeting virtually via the telephone. Whether or not you attend, it is important that your stock be represented and voted at the meeting. I urge you to please complete, date and return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope, vote your shares electronically or vote by telephone using the information provided in the attached Proxy Statement prior to the Annual Meeting date. The vote of each stockholder is very important. You may revoke your written proxy at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting by giving written notice to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, by submitting a properly executed paper proxy bearing a later date or by attending the Annual Meeting virtually and voting online during the meeting. Stockholders may also revoke their proxies by entering a new vote by telephone.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Geoffrey Dow

Geoffrey Dow

Director, Chief Executive Officer and President

Washington, D.C.

May 30, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING2
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS8
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS8
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE10
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT15
BOARD DIVERSITY MATRIX16
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION17
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION17
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS20
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS20
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS21
PROPOSAL 2: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES BY 5,000,000 SHARES22
PROPOSAL 3: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AT A SPLIT RATIO OF 1:5 TO 1:12, INCLUSIVE, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION28
PROPOSAL 4: APPROVAL OF A MODIFICATION TO THE STRIKE PRICE OF THE OPTIONS TO COMPLY WITH NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(C)33
PROPOSAL 5: APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS GRANTED TO A CONSULTANT TO COMPLY WITH NASDAQ LISTING RULE 5635(C)34
PROPOSAL 6: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM34
PROPOSAL 7: APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IN THE EVENT THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE 2022 PLAN AMENDMENT PROPOSAL, THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL, THE STRIKE PRICE MODIFICATION AMENDMENT PROPOSAL AND THE OPTION ISSUANCE PROPOSAL AT THE TIME OF THE ANNUAL MEEETING35
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION36

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PROXY STATEMENT

For Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on July 16, 2024

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals,” “60P,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), solicits the enclosed proxy for use at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (“Annual Meeting”) to be held on July 16, 2024, only via live audio webcast over the telephone by following the instructions set forth here at “Questions and Answers About the Meeting And Voting—How Do I Vote at the Annual Meeting?” This proxy statement (“Proxy Statement”) and the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Notice”) and form of proxy are first being made available to stockholders on or about May 31, 2024.

We are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily via the internet. On or about May 31, 2024, we mailed to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Internet Availability Notice”) containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our Proxy Statement and our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Report”). The Internet Availability Notice also provides information on how to access your voting instructions to be able to vote by telephone. Other stockholders, in accordance with their prior requests, have received e-mail notification of how to access our proxy materials and vote via telephone, or have been mailed paper copies of our proxy materials and a proxy card or voting instruction form. Internet distribution of our proxy materials helps to expedite receipt by our stockholders, lowers the cost of the Annual Meeting and conserves natural resources. However, if you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Internet Availability Notice and note that any requests to receive printed proxy materials must be requested no later than July 2, 2024. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, you will continue to receive these materials via e-mail unless you elect otherwise.

The executive offices of the Company are located at, and the mailing address of the Company is 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20036.

This Proxy Statement contains information about the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting and the voting process, as well as information about our directors and executive officers.

Under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules that allow companies to furnish proxy materials to stockholders over the Internet, we have elected to deliver our proxy materials to the majority of our stockholders over the Internet. This delivery process allows us to provide stockholders with the information they need, while at the same time conserving natural resources and lowering the cost of delivery. On or about May 31, 2024, we will begin sending to our stockholders the Internet Availability Notice containing instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting and our 2023 Annual Report. The Internet Availability Notice also provides instructions on how to vote and access the virtual Annual Meeting by telephone and how to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail. The Notice and Proxy Statement are also available atwww.SXTP.vote.

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