8-K

JONES SODA CO. (JSDA)

8-K 2024-05-17 For: 2024-05-13
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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): May 13, 2024

Jones Soda Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Washington

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-28820 52-2336602
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4786 1st Avenue South, Suite 103 Seattle, Washington 98134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(206) 624-3357

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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. ☐

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

None

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

Common Stock, no par value


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

On May 13, 2024, Jones Soda Co. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), where shareholders were requested to: 1) elect five directors to serve for a one-year term to expire at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders; 2) approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s 2023 named executive officer compensation; and 3) ratify the appointment of Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the Company’s shareholders are as follows:

Proposal 1

The Company’s shareholders elected the following five directors to hold office until the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified based on the following votes:

Director For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Mark Murray 18,498,855 3,447,096 19,733,569
Paul Norman 16,919,320 5,026,631 19,733,569
Gregg Reichman 19,586,211 2,359,740 19,733,569
Clive Sirkin 19,517,978 2,427,973 19,733,569
Ronald Dissinger 19,592,608 2,353,343 19,733,569

Proposal 2

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s 2023 named executive officer compensation was approved based on the following votes:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
18,351,142 3,337,232 257,577 19,733,569

Proposal 3

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 was approved based on the following votes:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
39,566,886 315,772 1,796,862 -

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.

JONES SODA CO.<br><br> <br>(Registrant)
May 17, 2024 By: /s/ David Knight
David Knight<br><br> <br>President and Chief Executive Officer