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): May 18, 2021

Calyxt, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2800 Mount Ridge Road

Roseville, MN 55113-1127

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(651) 683-2807 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 ☐

On May 18, 2021, Calyxt, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 37,155,887 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting on the March 23, 2021 record date, 34,426,588 shares, or approximately 92.65%, were present at the Annual Meeting either by attendance via live audio webcast or by proxy.

The following describes the matters considered by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as well as the results of the votes cast at the meeting:

1.To elect seven directors to our Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.

2.To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.

3.To approve the amendment to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

As a result, each nominee was elected as a director of the Company, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was ratified, and the amendment to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved at the Annual Meeting.

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.