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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-087924"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MNOV"
cik: "0001226616"
company_name: "MEDICINOVA INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T02:32:07.214245+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MediciNova annual meeting results: director elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved, 3-year frequency selected

## Summary
- Carolyn Beaver elected as Class III director with 22,024,122 votes for, 8,936,487 against, 923,050 abstain.
- Ratification of BDO USA as auditor approved: 30,940,507 for, 2,371,963 against, 896,085 abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 21,989,458 for, 8,966,300 against, 927,101 abstain.
- Advisory vote on say-on-pay frequency: every 3 years selected with 12,906,546 votes, every 1 year 9,747,859 votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-087924
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MNOV
- cik: 0001226616
- company_name: MEDICINOVA INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1226616/000095017025087924/0000950170-25-087924-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1226616/000095017025087924/mnov-20250617.htm

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