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ITEM 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election Of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Amendment to the Volcon, Inc. 2021 Stock Plan
On July 26, 2022, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) of Volcon, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2021 Stock Plan. The Amendment increased the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the 2021 Stock Plan by 4,000,000 shares (from 3,000,000 to 7,000,000 shares). The 2021 Stock Plan and the Amendment are described in further detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2022 Annual Meeting (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 14, 2022. A copy of the Amendment, as approved at the 2022 Meeting, is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this item by reference.
ITEM 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Set forth below are the four proposals that were voted on at the 2022 Annual Meeting held July 26, 2022 and the stockholder votes on each such proposal, as certified by the 2022 Annual Meeting inspector of election. Each of the proposals, described in further detail in the Definitive Proxy Statement, was approved by the Company’s stockholders. Other than the four proposals summarized below, no other item of business was submitted at the 2022 Annual Meeting for stockholder action.
On the record date for the 2022 Annual Meeting, there were 24,334,871 shares of Company common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. Stockholders holding 13,743,418 shares of Company common stock were present at the 2022 Annual Meeting, in person or represented by proxy.
Proposal 1: The five nominees named in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement were elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, based upon the following votes:
Nominee | For | Withheld |
Broker Non-Vote
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Jordan Davis | 10,947,759 | 286,742 | 2,508,917 |
Jonathan Foster | 10,926,422 | 308,079 | 2,508,917 |
John Kim | 10,943,646 | 290,855 | 2,508,917 |
Christian Okonsky | 10,897,310 | 337,191 | 2,508,917 |
Karin-Joyce Tjon | 10,960,005 | 274,496 | 2,508,917 |
Proposal 2: The proposal to approve the Amendment to the Company’s 2021 Stock Plan was approved by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote
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10,142,530 | 1,020,372 | 71,599 | 2,508,917 |
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Proposal 3: The proposal to approve the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock was approved by the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote
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12,502,242 | 1,055,270 | 185,906 | 0 |
Proposal 4: The appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified, having received the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote
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13,409,161 | 208,384 | 125,873 | 0 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. | |
10.1 | Amendment to the Volcon, Inc. 2021 Stock Plan (as amended and restated) | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Volcon, Inc. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: July 27, 2022 | /s/ Greg Endo | |
Greg Endo Chief Financial Officer |
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