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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of stockholders of Zivo Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) on July 28, 2022, stockholders (i) elected four directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”): one Class I director to hold office until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, one Class II director to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, and two Class III directors to hold office until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, (ii) ratified the appointment of BDO U.S.A., LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, (iii) approved (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2022.
A total of 6,208,928 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, which represents approximately 66% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.
The results of the voting are shown below:
Proposal 1—Election of Directors
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Christopher D. Maggiore (Class I) |
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| 3,422,107 |
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| 519,327 |
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| 2,267,494 |
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Nola E. Masterson (Class II) |
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| 3,338,224 |
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| 603,210 |
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| 2,267,494 |
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John B. Payne (Class III) |
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| 3,434,417 |
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| 507,017 |
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| 2,267,494 |
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Alison A. Cornell (Class III) |
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| 3,422,956 |
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| 518,478 |
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| 2,267,494 |
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Proposal 2—Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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| 6,067,848 |
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| 139,397 |
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| 1,683 |
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Proposal 3—Approval (on an advisory basis) of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
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| 3,805,069 |
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| 125,306 |
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| 11,059 |
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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.
ZIVO BIOSCIENCE, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Keith Marchiando |
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| Keith Marchiando |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: August 3, 2022
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