Blink Charging Co 8-K, filed Sep 3, 2021
Blink Charging Co. (BLNK)
About this 8-K
Blink Charging Co filed this 8-K on September 3, 2021, reporting on events of September 2, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Blink Charging Co.
September 2, 2021
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 2, 2021, we held our annual meeting of stockholders. The following matters were submitted to our stockholders for consideration (all of which were set forth in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on July 21, 2021):
Proposal 1: Election of seven directors to our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
Proposal 3: An advisory vote to approve executive compensation (“say-on-pay” vote).
We had 42,156,067 shares of common stock outstanding on July 9, 2021, the record date for the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, holders of 25,225,145 shares of our common stock were present in person or represented by proxy. The full voting results were as follows:
1. Election of Seven Directors. Our stockholders elected the seven nominees listed in our definitive proxy statement to serve on our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| Michael D. Farkas | 10,955,639 | 311,507 | 13,957,999 | ||||||
| Brendan S. Jones | 11,089,902 | 177,244 | 13,957,999 | ||||||
| Louis R. Buffalino | 10,632,673 | 634,473 | 13,957,999 | ||||||
| Jack Levine | 11,016,433 | 250,713 | 13,957,999 | ||||||
| Kenneth R. Marks | 11,114,310 | 152,836 | 13,957,999 | ||||||
| Ritsaart van Montfrans | 11,045,389 | 221,757 | 13,957,999 | ||||||
| Carmen M. Perez-Carlton | 11,124,644 | 142,502 | 13,957,999 |
2. Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2021. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 24,514,907 | 289,319 | 420,919 | 0 |
3. Advisory “Say-on-Pay” Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Our stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for 2020. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 8,508,973 | 2,617,811 | 140,362 | 13,957,999 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| BLINK CHARGING CO. | ||
| Dated: September 3, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael P. Rama |
| Name: | Michael P. Rama | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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