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8-K filed April 26, 2024, 7:59 PM ET ticker VNRX CIK 0000093314
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VolitionRx board shrinks from 8 to 6; two long-serving directors retire; quorum lowered to 33%

VOLITIONRX LTD

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Departed

Edward Futcher

Director
VNRX · VOLITIONRX LTD
Effective
2024-07-02
Successor
Guy Innes
Filed
April 26, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Dr. Faulkes will also step down as Executive Chairman, and Dr. Futcher will also step down as a member and Chair of the Board’s Nominations and Governance Committee and member of the Audit Committee, at the same time.
Appointed (interim)

Guy Innes

Chairman of the Board
VNRX · VOLITIONRX LTD
Effective
2024-07-02
Filed
April 26, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Assuming the re-election of the Board-nominated director nominees at the Annual Meeting, the Board has appointed Guy Innes as interim Chairman of the Board and as the Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee, effective immediately upon such re-election, in addition to his continuing role as a member and Chair of the Audit Committee.
Departed

Martin Faulkes

Executive Chairman
VNRX · VOLITIONRX LTD
Effective
2024-07-02
Successor
Guy Innes
Filed
April 26, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
On April 24, 2024, Dr. Martin Faulkes and Dr. Edward Futcher each informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VolitionRx Limited (the “Company”) of their intention to retire from the Board of the Company following the conclusion of the current director service year and to not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which is expected to be held on July 2, 2024.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Edward Futcher departed as Director at VOLITIONRX LTD.

Action
retire
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Dr. Faulkes will also step down as Executive Chairman, and Dr. Futcher will also step down as a member and Chair of the Board’s Nominations and Governance Committee and member of the Audit Committee, at the same time.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Guy Innes was appointed as Chairman of the Board at VOLITIONRX LTD.

Action
appointed
Role
Chairman of the Board
Exact text from the filing
Assuming the re-election of the Board-nominated director nominees at the Annual Meeting, the Board has appointed Guy Innes as interim Chairman of the Board and as the Chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee, effective immediately upon such re-election, in addition to his continuing role as a member and Chair of the Audit Committee.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Martin Faulkes departed as Executive Chairman at VOLITIONRX LTD.

Action
retire
Role
Executive Chairman
Exact text from the filing
On April 24, 2024, Dr. Martin Faulkes and Dr. Edward Futcher each informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VolitionRx Limited (the “Company”) of their intention to retire from the Board of the Company following the conclusion of the current director service year and to not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which is expected to be held on July 2, 2024.
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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

VOLITIONRX LTD: Amended Bylaws to reduce stockholder meeting quorum from majority to 33 1/3% of voting power (effective 2024-04-24).

Change
bylaw amendment
Effective
2024-04-24
Exact text from the filing
On April 24, 2024, the Board adopted resolutions to amend the Company’s Bylaws to provide that the holders of 33 1/3% of the voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business
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Source: SEC EDGAR
accession 0001477932-24-002348
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