Energy Focus, Inc 8-K, filed Sep 17, 2020

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): September 17, 2020

ENERGY FOCUS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(440) 715-1300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Energy Focus, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on September 17, 2020. Set forth below are the four proposals that were voted on at the Annual Meeting and the shareholder votes on each such proposal, as certified by the inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting. These proposals are described in further detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2020.

As of July 24, 2020, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 3,239,874 shares of the Company’s common stock (entitled to one vote per share) and 2,597,470 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (entitled to 0.11074 of a vote per share) issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. Shares of the Company’s common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock representing 72.49% of the voting power of the Company’s stockholders were represented at the meeting.

With respect to the proposals, the results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The six Directors listed above were elected to serve until the next annual meeting or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed.

Proposal 2: Approval of the Energy Focus, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan

Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of GBQ Partners LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019

Proposal 4: Advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers

SIGNATURE

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.