Bloom Energy Corp 8-K, filed May 23, 2023
Bloom Energy Corp (BE)
About this 8-K
Bloom Energy Corp filed this 8-K on May 23, 2023, reporting on events of May 17, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bloom Energy Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 17, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock were entitled to one vote for each share of Class A common stock and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock were entitled to ten votes for each share of Class B common stock held as of the close of business on March 22, 2023. The stockholders voted on the following three proposals as described below:
Proposal 1 - Election of Two Class II Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors
The two individuals listed below were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) for three-year terms expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| Name |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Jeffrey Immelt | 255,750,500 | 7,059,999 | 31,798,636 | |||
| Eddy Zervigon | 210,201,055 | 52,609,444 | 31,798,636 |
Michael J. Boskin, Mary K. Bush, John T. Chambers and KR Sridhar will continue to serve as members of the Board until the expiration of their respective terms or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Proposal 2 - Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
Proposal 2 was to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2022, as described in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement. This proposal was approved.
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 246,410,496 | 16,102,281 | 297,722 | 31,798,636 |
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023
Proposal 3 was to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. This proposal was approved.
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 294,259,833 | 177,078 | 172,224 | — |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: May 23, 2023 | By: | /s/ Shawn M. Soderberg | ||||
| Shawn M. Soderberg | ||||||
| EVP, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||