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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
June
30, 2025
Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Cyclacel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
|
0-50626 |
|
91-1707622 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification Number) |
Level
10, Tower 11, Avenue 5, No. 8
Jalan
Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 592000
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(908)
517-7330
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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):
| ☐ |
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, par value $0.001 per share |
|
CYCC |
|
The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
| Preferred
Stock, $0.001 par value |
|
CYCCP |
|
The
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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The 2025 Annual Meeting of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was held on June 30, 2025.
(b) The results of the matters submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
1.
Election of Directors: Our shareholders re-elected the following five (5) directors to each serve a three-year term expiring on
the date of our 2028 annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor has been duly chosen and qualified.
| 1.A. |
Datuk Dr. Doris Wong |
| FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | | |
BROKER NON-VOTE | |
| Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
| | 305,050,384 | | |
| 99.97 | % | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 95,025 | | |
| 0.03 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | | |
BROKER NON-VOTE | |
| Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
| | 305,047,294 | | |
| 99.97 | % | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 98,115 | | |
| 0.03 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | | |
BROKER NON-VOTE | |
| Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
| | 305,045,327 | | |
| 99.97 | % | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 100,082 | | |
| 0.03 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| 1.D. |
Dr. Satis Waran Nair Krishnan |
| FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | | |
BROKER NON-VOTE | |
| Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
| | 305,045,506 | | |
| 99.97 | % | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 99,903 | | |
| 0.03 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| 1.E. |
Inigo Angel Laurduraj |
| FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | | |
BROKER NON-VOTE | |
| Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
| | 305,045,342 | | |
| 99.97 | % | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 100,067 | | |
| 0.03 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
2. Approve
a Proposed Amendment to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. Our shareholders approved a proposed amendment to the Company’s
2018 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant of awards by
4,281,987.
| FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | | |
BROKER NON-VOTE | |
| Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
| | 304,957,049 | | |
| 99.94 | % | |
| 168,539 | | |
| 0.05 | % | |
| 19,821 | | |
| 0.01 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
3.
Approve by an Advisory Vote the Executive Compensation. Our shareholders approved by an advisory vote the compensation of our named
executive officers and directors, as disclosed in this proxy statement.
| FOR | | |
AGAINST | | |
ABSTAIN | | |
BROKER NON-VOTE | |
| Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | | |
Number | | |
% | |
| | 305,004,614 | | |
| 99.95 | % | |
| 124,873 | | |
| 0.04 | % | |
| 15,922 | | |
| 0.01 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
| 104 |
|
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date:
June 30, 2025 |
Cyclacel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| |
|
|
| |
By: |
/s/
Datuk Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee |
| |
Name: |
Datuk
Dr. Doris Wong Sing Ee |
| |
Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |