UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 21, 2021. The following items of business were considered at the Annual Meeting:
(1) the election of three directors;
(2) ratification of the selection of dbbMcKennon as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021;
(3) approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of our named executive officers, commonly known as “say-on-pay”;
(4) the transaction of such other business as may properly have come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 18,850,675 shares. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the annual meeting was 11,827,488 shares. The number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
The stockholders elected three directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 as follows:
| Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Jonathon R. Skeels | 9,659,144 | 3,942 | 1,230 | 2,163,172 | ||||||||||||
| Richard S. Chernicoff | 9,659,141 | 3,995 | 1,180 | 2,163,172 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas R. Stewart | 9,659,091 | 3,995 | 1,230 | 2,163,172 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Auditors.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of dbbMcKennon as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 11,818,552 | 7,903 | 1,033 | - |
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
In a non-binding, advisory vote, the stockholders approved the compensation of our executive officers as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 9,643,723 | 4,106 | 16,487 | 2,163,172 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| hopTo Inc. | ||
| Dated: December 28, 2021 | By: | /s/ Jonathon R. Skeels |
| Jonathon R. Skeels | ||
| Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Secretary | ||