8-K - GTBIF - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 14, 2023

GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter}

British Columbia	000-56132	98-1437430
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br> <br>of Incorporation)	(Commission<br> <br>File Number)	(IRS Employer<br> <br>Identification No.)

325 West Huron Street, Suite 700

Chicago, Illinois 60654

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(312) 563-5600

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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

Title of each class	Trading<br>Symbol	Name of exchange<br> <br>on which registered
N/A

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 ☐

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Green Thumb Industries Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 14, 2023, the Company’s shareholders:

1.	Set the number of directors of the Company at seven;
2.	Elected the seven director nominees named in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to serve as directors until the Company’s 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders or the date on which they otherwise cease to hold office under the British Columbia Corporations Act or under the Company’s articles;
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3.	Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement; and
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4.	Approved the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as auditors for the Company and authorized the Board to fix the auditors’ remuneration and terms of engagement.
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Proposal No. 1: Setting the number of directors of the Company at seven:

FOR	AGAINST
290,320,437	301,419

Proposal No. 2: Election of directors:

	FOR		WITHHOLD
Dawn Wilson Barnes		290,070,441		551,415	39,965,276
Wendy Berger		283,705,881		6,915,975	39,965,276
Richard Drexler		290,082,492		539,364	39,965,276
Anthony Georgiadis		285,118,245		5,503,611	39,965,276
Jeffrey Goldman		283,700,680		6,921,176	39,965,276
Benjamin Kovler		283,771,553		6,850,303	39,965,276
Ethan Nadelmann		289,980,156		641,700	39,965,276
Proposal No. 3:	The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
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FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER<br> <br>NON VOTES
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286,764,707	3,376,088	481,061	39,965,276
Proposal No. 4:	The appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as auditors for the Company and authorization of the Board to fix the auditors’ remuneration and terms of engagement:
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FOR	WITHHOLD
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329,753,380	833,752

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.

	GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES INC.
Date: June 16, 2023	/s/ Bret Kravitz
	Bret Kravitz
	General Counsel and Secretary