10/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/15/2025 14:45
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 15, 2025, Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Of the Company's 1,763,129 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of August 25, 2025, a total of 927,526 shares, or approximately 52.6% of the eligible shares, was in attendance or represented by proxy. The Company's stockholders voted on three proposals as set forth below. Each of the proposals is described in further detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2025. The final voting results, including the number of votes cast for, against, or withholding authority, and the number of abstentions and any broker non-votes, with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below, as reported by the Company's independent inspector of election.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors (the "Election of Directors Proposal")
The Company's stockholders elected seven directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The Company elects its directors on a plurality vote basis. The votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Authority Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
| Meeshanthini V. Dogan | 361,246 | 103,733 | 462,547 | ||||||
| Warren Hosseinion | 429,765 | 35,214 | 462,547 | ||||||
| Wendy J. Betts | 355,919 | 109,060 | 462,547 | ||||||
| Paul F. Burton | 428,090 | 36,889 | 462,547 | ||||||
| Peter K. Fung | 433,252 | 31,727 | 462,547 | ||||||
| James Intrater | 427,266 | 37,713 | 462,547 | ||||||
| Robert Philibert | 431,160 | 33,819 | 462,547 |
Proposal 2: Approval of the future issuance of shares of Common Stock and/or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock equal to 20% or more of the Common Stock outstanding in one or more non-public transactions as required by Nasdaq Marketplace Listing Rule 5635(d) (the "Share Issuance Proposal")
The Share Issuance Proposal was approved. Any non-public financing transaction undertaken in connection with this approval will be conducted within the parameters set forth in the Share Issuance Proposal described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 283,304 | 166,492 | 15,183 | 462,547 | |||||||
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (the "Auditor Ratification Proposal")
The ratification of the appointment of Prager Metis CPA's LLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was approved.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 813,401 | 64,820 | 49,305 | ||||||||