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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-23-007952"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TENX"
cik: "0000034956"
company_name: "TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T02:24:11.550975+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tenax shareholders reject reverse stock split and stock plan amendment; directors elected

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected: June Almenoff, Michael Davidson, Declan Doogan, Christopher Giordano, Robyn Hunter, Gerald Proehl, Stuart Rich.
- Reverse stock split proposal failed: 5,560,628 for, 5,268,941 against, 112,897 abstain.
- Stock incentive plan amendment (increase by 2.75M shares) failed: 2,775,491 for, 4,415,521 against, 262,926 abstain, 3,488,528 broker non-votes.
- Ratification of Cherry Bekaert as auditor approved: 9,331,120 for, 1,014,740 against, 596,606 abstain.
- Adjournment proposal approved (7,279,249 for) but not used; meeting concluded without adjournment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-23-007952
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TENX
- cik: 0000034956
- company_name: TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34956/000165495423007952/0001654954-23-007952-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34956/000165495423007952/tenx_8k.htm

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