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CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc

For the period ended Nov 26, 2024. Filed Oct 28, 2024.

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Nov 26, 2024 · Filed Oct 28, 2024

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DEF 14A 1 cns_def14a.htm FORM DEF 14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

Filed by the Registrantx

Filed by a Party other than the Registrant¨

Check the appropriate box:

oPreliminary Proxy Statement
oConfidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
xDefinitive Proxy Statement
oDefinitive Additional Materials
oSoliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

xNo fee required.
oFee paid previously with preliminary materials.
oFee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.

CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2100 West Loop South, Suite 900

Houston, TX 77027

(800) 946-9185

To the Stockholders of CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

You are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting of Stockholders of CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on November 26, 2024. The Special Meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. local time at the Wells Fargo Center, 13th Floor - Uintah Boardroom, 299 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

Information regarding each of the matters to be voted on at the Special Meeting is contained in the attached Proxy Statement and Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders. We urge you to read the proxy statement carefully. The proxy statement and proxy card are being mailed to all stockholders of record as of October 16, 2024.

Because it is important that your shares be voted at the Special Meeting, we urge you to complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it as promptly as possible in the accompanying envelope, whether or not you plan to attend. Even after returning your proxy, if you are a stockholder of record and do attend the meeting and wish to vote your shares in person, you still may do so.

Very truly yours,

CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

By:/s/ John Climaco
John Climaco
Chief Executive Officer

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Special Stockholder Meeting to be Held on November 26, 2024:

Electronic Copies of the Proxy Statement and Form of Proxy are available at:

http://icomproxy.com/cnsp

CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2100 West Loop South, Suite 900

Houston, TX 77027

(800) 946-9185

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held November 26, 2024

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Special Meeting of Stockholders of CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at the Wells Fargo Center, 13th Floor - Uintah Boardroom, 299 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, on November 26, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., local time, for the following purposes, as described in the accompanying Proxy Statement:

1.To grant our Board of Directors authority, in its sole discretion, prior to the one-year anniversary of this Special Meeting, to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, at a reverse split ratio of between 1-for-2 and 1-for-50 as determined by the Board of Directors, by the filing of an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (collectively, the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”).
2.To approve, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), the repricing of warrants issued to investors to purchase an aggregate of 2,434,120 shares of common stock with exercise prices ranging from $1.26 to $15.00 per share (the “Investor Warrants”), so that each of the Investor Warrants has a new exercise price equal to the lower of (i) $1.13 per share or (ii) the closing price of the Company common stock on the date when the stockholders of the Company approve the repricing of the Investor Warrants (the “Warrant Repricing Proposal”).
3.To authorize the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting or adjournment or postponement thereof to approve the Reverse Stock Split Proposal and/or the Warrant Repricing Proposal.

Only stockholders of record of the Company at the close of business on October 16, 2024, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. You will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online at the virtual Special Meeting. A complete list of these stockholders will be open for the examination of any stockholder of record at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 2100 West Loop South, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77027 for a period of ten days prior to the Special Meeting. The Special Meeting may be adjourned or postponed from time to time without notice other than by announcement at the meeting.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.

By Order of the Board of Directors,
CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
/s/ John Climaco
Houston, TexasJohn Climaco
October 28, 2024Chief Executive Officer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTING1
WHY DID YOU SEND ME THIS PROXY STATEMENT?1
WHAT PROPOSALS WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING?1
WHO MAY VOTE ON THESE PROPOSALS?1
HOW MANY VOTES DO I HAVE?2
WHY WOULD THE SPECIAL MEETING BE POSTPONED?2
HOW DO I VOTE WITHOUT ATTENDING THE MEETING?2
HOW CAN I VOTE MY SHARES IN PERSON AND PARTICIPATE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING?3
MAY I REVOKE MY PROXY?3
WHAT VOTE IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE EACH PROPOSAL?4
ARE THERE ANY RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL?5
WHO BEARS THE COST OF SOLICITING PROXIES?5
WHERE ARE CNS’ PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES?5
HOW CAN I OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CNS?5
STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT5
PROPOSAL 1: THE REVERSE SPLIT PROPOSAL7
PROPOSAL 2: THE WARRANT REPRICING PROPOSAL14
PROPOSAL 3: THE Adjournment PROPOSAL18
OTHER PROPOSED ACTION19
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS19
ANNEX A - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIONA-1

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CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR

SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held November 26, 2024

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