NLST 8-K
Netlist Inc (NLST)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 18, 2026, Netlist, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Irvine, California. Of the Company’s 333,893,680 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of July 22, 2026, a quorum of 195,181,363 shares, or approximately 58.46% of the eligible shares, was present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each of the matters set forth below is described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2026. The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders voted on the election of three director nominees to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting or until their respective successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.
| Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Chun K. Hong | 88,974,592 | 1,775,385 | 104,431,386 | |||
| Blake Welcher | 88,026,389 | 2,723,588 | 104,431,386 | |||
| Jun Cho | 87,961,657 | 2,788,320 | 104,431,386 |
Based on the votes set forth above, Messrs. Chun K. Hong, Blake Welcher and Jun Cho were duly elected to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.
Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 2, 2027.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 193,493,714 | 413,674 | 1,273,975 | - |
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.
| NETLIST, INC. | ||
| Date: September 21, 2026 | By: | /s/ Gail M. Sasaki |
| Gail M. Sasaki | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||