QS 8-K
QuantumScape Corp (QS)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
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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 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on June 7, 2023. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 249,505,956 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and 66,442,680 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, collectively representing 913,932,756 votes and 85.15% of the voting power of the shares of the Company’s common stock as of April 13, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.
Each share of Class A common stock was entitled to one vote on each proposal and each share of Class B common stock was entitled to ten votes on each proposal. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted as a single class on all matters.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (1) elected the Company’s nominees for directors; (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023; and (3) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers.
Proposal 1 – Election of eleven directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
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Director
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Votes For |
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Jagdeep Singh |
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816,553,516 |
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8,312,249 |
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89,066,991 |
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Frank Blome |
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816,560,724 |
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8,305,041 |
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89,066,991 |
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Brad Buss |
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814,998,318 |
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9,867,447 |
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89,066,991 |
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Jeneanne Hanley |
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822,788,610 |
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2,077,155 |
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89,066,991 |
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Susan Huppertz |
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823,062,791 |
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1,802,974 |
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89,066,991 |
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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold |
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804,215,239 |
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20,650,526 |
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89,066,991 |
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Dr. Gena Lovett |
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801,186,842 |
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23,678,923 |
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89,066,991 |
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Prof. Dr. Fritz Prinz |
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815,863,883 |
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9,001,882 |
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89,066,991 |
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Dipender Saluja |
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802,720,370 |
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22,145,395 |
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89,066,991 |
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JB Straubel |
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815,991,444 |
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8,874,321 |
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89,066,991 |
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Jens Wiese |
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804,361,511 |
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20,504,254 |
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89,066,991 |
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Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023:
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910,768,549 |
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2,308,758 |
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855,449 |
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Proposal 3 – Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers:
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802,446,451 |
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20,402,782 |
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2,016,532 |
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89,066,991 |
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.
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QuantumScape Corporation |
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Date: |
June 12, 2023 |
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/s/ Michael McCarthy |
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Name: Michael McCarthy |