false 0001448431 0001448431 2026-06-09 2026-06-09 iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares

 

 

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 9, 2026

 

OptimizeRx Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-38543   26-1265381

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

260 Charles Street, Suite 302, Waltham, MA   02453
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 248-651-6568

 

                           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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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, $0.001 Par Value   OPRX   The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 9, 2026, at the OptimizeRx Corporation (the “Company”) 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”), shareholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment No. 2”) to the OptimizeRx Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) available for awards under the Equity Plan by 1,000,000 shares to 5,450,000 shares. A summary of the material terms of the 2021 Plan is incorporated herein by reference from pages 46-54 of the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, as filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). The Amendment No. 2 is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

During the Annual Meeting, on June 9, 2026, shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon five proposals: (1) to elect seven directors, each to serve for a term that expires at the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal; (2) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (3) to approve an amendment to the Equity Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for awards under the Equity Plan by 1,000,000 shares; (4) to approve an amendment to the Equity Plan to adopt an evergreen provision providing for an automatic annual increase in the shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Equity Plan; and (5) to ratify Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

 

On the record date of April 10, 2026, there were 18,765,075 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. For each proposal, the results of the shareholder voting were as follows:

 

1.The following nominees were each elected to serve as director for a term that expires at the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee  Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Lynn O’Connor Vos   8,327,850    4,325,946    3,138,456 
Catherine Klema   9,079,088    3,574,708    3,138,456 
James Lang   10,329,173    2,324,623    3,138,456 
Patrick Spangler   8,092,151    4,561,645    3,138,456 
Mariyamma Varghese Presti   11,766,568    887,228    3,138,456 
Gregory Wasson   10,324,948    2,328,848    3,138,456 
Stephen Silvestro   12,160,558    493,238    3,138,456 

 

1

 

 

2.The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement, was approved on an advisory basis based upon the following votes:

 

Votes in Favor   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 11,660,549    895,095    98,152    3,138,456 

 

3. The amendment to the Equity Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for awards under the Equity Plan by 1,000,000 shares was approved based upon the following votes:

  

Votes in Favor   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 11,541,123    1,096,197    16,476    3,138,456 

 

4. The amendment to the Equity Plan to adopt an evergreen provision providing for an automatic annual increase in the shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Equity Plan was not approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes in Favor   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 5,627,324    7,001,699    24,773    3,138,456 

 

5.Grant Thornton LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year based upon the following votes:

 

Votes in Favor   Votes Against   Abstain 
 15,750,329    27,585    14,338 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Amendment No. 2 to the OptimizeRx 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

2

 

 

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.

 

  OPTIMIZERX CORPORATION
   
Date: June 12, 2026 By: /s/ Marion Odence-Ford
    Name:  Marion Odence-Ford
    Title: Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

 

 

3

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

THE OPTIMIZERX CORPORATION

2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Dated: June 9, 2026

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of OptimizeRx Corporation (the “Company”) established the OptimizeRx Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan to increase the maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) available for grants of Awards thereunder by 1,000,000 shares to 5,450,000 shares, as of the date on which shareholders of the Company approve this amendment; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 12(c) of the Plan authorizes the Board to amend the Plan, subject to shareholder approval to the extent that such approval is desired or required by applicable law;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, effective the date hereof, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

Subject to approval of the Company’s shareholders, Section 3(a) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, to read as follows:

 

“(a) Plan Maximums. Subject to adjustment as described in Section 3(e) below, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be 5,450,000 shares of Common Stock. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options on and after the Effective Date shall not exceed 5,450,000. Shares issued or the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or reacquired shares of Common Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as evidence of its adoption by the Board on the date set forth above.

 

OPTIMIZERX CORPORATION  
   
/s/ Stephen Silvestro  
Stephen Silvestro  
Chief Executive Officer & Director