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8-K

Cineverse Corp. (CNVS)

8-K 2025-01-06 For: 2024-12-30
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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, 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): December 30, 2024

Cineverse Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware 001-31810 22-3720962
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)
224 W. 35th St.<br><br>Suite 500, #947
New York, New York 10001
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212-206-8600
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading<br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share CNVS The Nasdaq Stock Market

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. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 30, 2024, Cineverse Corp. (the "Company") amended its 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan Amendment") to increase the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 2,054,913 shares to 2,504,913 shares.

The foregoing description of the Plan Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to such amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on December 30, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company voted on four proposals. Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There was no solicitation of proxies in opposition to management’s nominees as listed in the proxy statement and all of management’s nominees were elected to our Board of Directors.

(b) Details of the voting are provided below:

Proposal 1:

To elect four (4) members of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (or until successors are elected or directors resign or are removed).

Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Christopher J. McGurk 4,681,249 295,673 4,581,227
Peter C. Brown 4,734,078 242,844 4,581,227
Mary Ann Halford 4,729,511 247,411 4,581,227
Patrick W. O’Brien 4,669,471 307,451 4,581,227
Proposal 2:
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Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
To approve by non-binding vote, executive compensation. 4,442,611 457,086 77,225 4,581,227
Proposal 3:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
To approve an amendment to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance thereunder. 4,229,420 652,734 24,768 4,581,227
Proposal 4:
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Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. 9,328,855 144,568 84,726 N/A

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

10.1 Amendment No. 7 to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

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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.

Date: January 3, 2025 By: /s/ Gary Loffredo
Name:<br><br>Date: Gary S. Loffredo<br>Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Senior Advisor

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 7

TO

CINEVERSE CORP. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

AMENDMENT NO. 7, dated as of December 30, 2024 (this "Amendment"), to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan") of Cineverse Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation").

WHEREAS, the Corporation maintains the Plan, effective as of August 31, 2017; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation deems it to be in the best interest of the Corporation and its stockholders to amend the Plan in order to increase the maximum number of shares of the Corporation's Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, which may be issued and sold under the Plan from 2,054,913 shares to 2,504,913 shares.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

  1. The first sentence of Section 4.1(a) shall be revised and amended to read as follows:

"The maximum number of Shares available for issuance to Participants under this Plan, inclusive of Shares issued and Shares underlying outstanding awards granted on or after the Effective Date, is 2,504,913 Shares, which includes 6,414 unused Shares carried over from the Existing Incentive Plan."

  1. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first set forth above.

  2. In all respects not amended, the Plan is hereby ratified and confirmed and remains in full force and effect.

CINEVERSE CORP.

By: /s/ Gary S. Loffredo___________________

Name: Gary S. Loffredo

Title: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Senior Advisor