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): June 11, 2024

 

ZIVO BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Nevada

 

000-30415

 

87-0699977

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

21 East Long Lake Road, Suite 100,

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

 

48304

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (248) 452-9866

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

 

ZIVO

 

OTCQB

Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

ZIVOW

 

OTC Pink

 

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.

 

At the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Zivo Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 11, 2024, shareholders (i) elected one Class II director to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve a three-year term until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, (ii) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, and (iii) approved (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. These proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024.

 

A total of 1,862,320 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, which represents approximately 66.4% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.

 

According to the final vote, the Company’s stockholders approved all three proposals. The final results of the voting are shown below:

 

Proposal 1—Election of One Class II Director

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Nola E. Masterson

 

 

1,155,796

 

 

 

80,935

 

 

 

625,589

 

 

Proposal 2—Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Votes Abstain

 

 

1,767,252

 

 

 

94,680

 

 

 

388

 

 

Proposal 3Approval (on an Advisory Basis) of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Votes Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

1,191,591

 

 

 

44,773

 

 

 

367

 

 

 

625,589

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Keith Marchiando

 

 

Keith Marchiando

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: June 13, 2024

 

 

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