Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 18, 2024, Nanophase Technologies Corporation (the "Company") held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting"). As further described in Item 5.07 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the Special Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment") to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock available thereunder from 60,000,000 to 95,000,000. The Certificate of Amendment was previously approved by the Company's Board of Directors, subject to approval by the Company's shareholders.

On June 19, 2024, the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the Certificate of Amendment became effective upon filing.

The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.