Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp
For the period ended Oct 30, 2024. Filed Sep 23, 2024.
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Oct 30, 2024 · Filed Sep 23, 2024
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DEF 14A 1 tnxp-def14a_103024.htm DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS
**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
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TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
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**TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
26 Main Street, Suite 101
Chatham, New Jersey 07928
Telephone: (862) 799-8599
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
A Special Meeting of the shareholders of Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (the “Company” or “Tonix”) will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Special Meeting will be held via the internet. Shareholders will be able to listen, vote and ask questions regardless of location via the internet by registering athttp://web.viewproxy.com/tonixpharma/2024/ by using the control number included on your notice regarding the availability of proxy materials, proxy card (printed in the box and marked by the arrow) and the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. You will not be able to attend the Special Meeting in person. The Special Meeting is being held for the purposes of:
| 1. | The approval of a proposal to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), in its discretion at any time within one year after shareholder approval is obtained, to effect a reverse stock split of then-outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, at a ratio of not less than one-for-two (1:2) and not greater than one-for-hundred (1:100), with the exact ratio to be determined by the Company’s Board and included in a public announcement (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”); |
| 2. | The approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock to 1,000,000,000 in the event a reverse stock split of our common stock is effectuated prior to approval of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal (the “Proposal to Increase Authorized Shares”); and |
| 3. | The consideration of any other matters that may properly come before the Special Meeting. |
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on September 12, 2024, will be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting. The proxy materials will be furnished to shareholders on or about September 23, 2024.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Seth Lederman
Seth Lederman
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
September 23, 2024
You are cordially invited to attend the virtual Special Meeting of shareholders via live webcast by registering athttp://web.viewproxy.com/tonixpharma/2024/. Whether or not you expect to attend the Special Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy as instructed in these materials, as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the meeting. A return envelope (which is postage prepaid if mailed in the United States) is enclosed for your convenience. Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote if you attend the virtual meeting via webcast. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SPECIAL MEETING | 1 |
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING | 1 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 1: APPROVAL OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT PROPOSAL | 5 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 2 APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES | 10 |
| SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 12 |
| PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING | 13 |
| OTHER BUSINESS | 14 |
| APPENDIX A CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | A-1 |
**TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP.
26 Main Street, Suite 101
Chatham, New Jersey 07928
Telephone: (862) 799-8599
**PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE 2024 SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2024
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