UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): October 23, 2023

AVID BIOSERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

14191 Myford Road, Tustin, California 92780

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 508-6100

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(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).

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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 October 23, 2023, Avid Bioservices, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in a virtual-only format. At the Annual Meeting, of the 63,112,934 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding (as of the record date of August 25, 2023) and entitled to vote, 54,556,091 shares were present in-person virtually or represented by proxy, representing approximately 86% of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote. The final voting results of each proposal voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please refer to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2023.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected each of the seven nominees named below to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Election of each director required approval by a plurality of the votes cast and thus votes against were not applicable. The votes were as follows:

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024. The votes were as follows:

Proposal No. 3: To Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The votes were as follows:

Proposal No. 4: To Determine, on an Advisory Basis, the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

The Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, that the frequency of the Company’s named executive officer compensation advisory votes should be every year. The votes were as follows:

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.