Acorn Energy, Inc 8-K, filed Sep 15, 2021
Acorn Energy, Inc. (ACFN)
About this 8-K
Acorn Energy, Inc filed this 8-K on September 15, 2021, reporting on events of September 13, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Acorn Energy, Inc. was held September 13, 2021. Set forth below are the voting results with respect to each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1 – The stockholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, Jan H. Loeb, Gary Mohr, Michael F. Osterer and Samuel M. Zentman to the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2022 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Name of Nominee | Total Votes For | Total Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Jan H. Loeb | 14,618,622.35 | 281,259 | 13,900,448 | |||||||||
| Gary Mohr | 14,471,300.35 | 428,581 | 13,900,448 | |||||||||
| Michael F. Osterer | 14,469,300.35 | 430,581 | 13,900,448 | |||||||||
| Samuel M. Zentman | 14,471,300.35 | 428,581 | 13,900,448 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation to authorize a reverse split of the Company’s common stock at any time prior to September 13, 2022, at a ratio between one-for-ten and one-for-twenty, if and as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.
| Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Total Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 27,250,164.35 | 1,074,652 | 475,512 | 0 |
Proposal 3 – The stockholders approved any motion to adjourn the Annual Meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there were not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal 2.
| Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Total Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 27,629,993.35 | 809,854 | 360,480 | 0 |
Proposal 4 – The stockholders ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal, the appointment by the Audit Committee of Friedman LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
| Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Total Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 28,288,943.35 | 146,069 | 365,316 | 0 |
Proposal 5 – The stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Total Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 14,288,122.35 | 311,172 | 300,587 | 13,900,448 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 on this 14th day of September, 2021.
| ACORN ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Tracy S. Clifford | |
| Name: | Tracy S. Clifford | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |