8-K
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS)
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): August 17, 2023
ASTSpaceMobile, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39040 | 84-2027232 |
|---|---|---|
| (State<br> or other jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of<br> incorporation) | (Commission<br><br> <br>File<br> Number) | (IRS<br> Employer<br><br> <br>Identification<br> No.) |
| Midland Intl. Air & Space Port<br><br> <br>2901 Enterprise Lane<br><br> <br>Midland, Texas | 79706 | |
| --- | --- | |
| (Address<br> of principal executive offices) | (Zip<br> Code) |
(432)276-3966
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
NotApplicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading<br><br> <br>Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Class<br> A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | ASTS | The<br> Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants<br> exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | ASTSW | The<br> Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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. ☐
Item5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 17, 2023, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which stockholders voted on proposals to (i) elect each of the directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors, each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and (ii) ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. As disclosed on our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023, Tareq Amin did not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting.
The Company has three classes of common stock and holders of each class of common stock as of June 20, 2023 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock were entitled to one vote per share on each of the forgoing proposals and holders of the Company’s Class C Common Stock were entitled to ten votes per share on each of the forgoing proposals. There were 114,639,962 shares of the Company’s Class A, Class B and Class C Common Stock represented either in person or by proxy at the meeting, which represented 90.0% of the total voting power of the Company, thereby constituting a quorum.
A summary of the voting results, as certified by the Inspector of Election for the Annual Meeting, Shanti Gupta, is set forth below.
Proposal1: Election of Directors
| Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel<br> Avellan | 793,371,195 | 2,338,359 | 22,398,110 |
| Adriana<br> Cisneros | 793,263,661 | 2,445,893 | 22,398,110 |
| Alexander<br> Coleman | 795,120,895 | 588,659 | 22,398,110 |
| Luke<br> Ibbetson | 793,221,700 | 2,487,854 | 22,398,110 |
| Edward<br> Knapp | 793,171,325 | 2,538,229 | 22,398,110 |
| Hiroshi<br> Mikitani | 792,718,130 | 2,991,424 | 22,398,110 |
| Ronald<br> Rubin | 795,290,326 | 419,228 | 22,398,110 |
| Richard<br> Sarnoff | 792,812,200 | 2,897,354 | 22,398,110 |
| Julio<br> A. Torres | 793,303,628 | 2,405,926 | 22,398,110 |
Each of the nine nominees for director who were standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting was elected to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 816,004,626 | 1,908,005 | 195,033 | - |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
Item9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| ExhibitNo. | Description |
|---|---|
| 104 | Cover<br> 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.
Dated: August 17, 2023
| AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/ Sean R. Wallace |
| Name: | Sean<br> R. Wallace |
| Title: | Chief<br> Financial Officer |