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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): July 9, 2025
Dare
Bioscience, Inc.
DARÉ
BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
001-36395 |
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20-4139823 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File
Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
3655
Nobel Drive, Suite 260
San
Diego, CA 92122
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (858) 926-7655
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
stock |
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DARE |
|
Nasdaq
Capital Market |
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. ☐
Item
5.02 |
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As
reported in Item 5.07 below, at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of Daré Bioscience, Inc. (“Daré,” “we,”
“us,” or “our”) (the “Meeting”), our stockholders approved an amendment to the Daré Bioscience,
Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan Amendment”) to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder
by 600,000. Our board of directors previously approved the 2022 Plan Amendment, subject to and effective upon approval of the 2022 Plan
Amendment by our stockholders. A brief description of the terms and conditions of the 2022 Plan Amendment is in the section entitled
“Proposal 4 – To Approve an Amendment to the Company’s 2022 Stock Incentive Plan” of the definitive proxy statement
for the Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description
is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2022 Plan Amendment is filed as an exhibit to this report and incorporated by reference
herein.
Item
5.07 |
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On
July 9, 2025, Daré reconvened the Meeting, which was originally convened on June 12, 2025 and adjourned without any business conducted
due to lack of quorum. At the Meeting, four proposals were voted upon by our stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the
Proxy Statement. Below is a brief description of, and the final results of the votes for, each proposal.
Proposal
1: Each of the director nominees identified in the table below was elected as a Class II director to hold office until our 2028 annual
meeting of stockholders, and until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth below.
Nominee | |
Votes For | | |
Votes Withheld | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
Gregory W. Matz, CPA | |
| 2,466,530 | | |
| 182,533 | | |
| 2,023,681 | |
William H. Rastetter, Ph.D. | |
| 2,500,495 | | |
| 148,568 | | |
| 2,023,681 | |
Robin J. Steele, J.D., L.L.M. | |
| 2,516,771 | | |
| 132,292 | | |
| 2,023,681 | |
Proposal
2: Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Haskell & White LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 by the votes set forth below.
Votes For | | |
Votes Against | | |
Abstentions | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
| 4,522,791 | | |
| 106,137 | | |
| 43,817 | | |
| — | |
Proposal
3: Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement
by the votes set forth below.
Votes For | | |
Votes Against | | |
Abstentions | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
| 2,380,644 | | |
| 243,271 | | |
| 25,145 | | |
| 2,023,681 | |
Proposal
4: Our stockholders approved the 2022 Plan Amendment by the votes set forth below.
Votes For | | |
Votes Against | | |
Abstentions | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
| 2,283,634 | | |
| 353,257 | | |
| 12,172 | | |
| 2,023,681 | |
Item
9.01 |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits |
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
10.1 |
|
Amendment No. 1 to Daré Bioscience, Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan |
104 |
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
|
DARÉ
BIOSCIENCE, INC. |
|
|
Dated:
July 9, 2025 |
By: |
/s/
Sabrina Martucci Johnson |
|
Name: |
Sabrina
Martucci Johnson |
|
Title: |
President
and Chief Executive Officer |