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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Blink Charging Co.
July 16, 2024
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On July 16, 2024, we held our annual meeting of stockholders. The following matters were submitted to our stockholders for consideration (all of which were set forth in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 3, 2024):
Proposal 1: Election of six directors to our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal 2: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our executive officers.
Proposal 3: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our executive officers.
Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.
We had 101,059,734 shares of common stock outstanding on May 20, 2024, the record date for the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, holders of 54,712,087 shares of our common stock were present in person or represented by proxy. The full voting results were as follows:
1. Election of Directors. Our stockholders elected the six nominees listed in our definitive proxy statement to serve on our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans | 12,274,734 | 5,625,279 | 36,812,074 | |||||||||
| Brendan S. Jones | 16,948,066 | 951,947 | 36,812,074 | |||||||||
| Aviv Hillo | 14,368,032 | 3,531,981 | 36,812,074 | |||||||||
| Jack Levine | 10,308,290 | 7,591,723 | 36,812,074 | |||||||||
| Kristina A. Peterson | 13,825,903 | 4,074,110 | 36,812,074 | |||||||||
| Cedric L. Richmond | 16,491,728 | 1,408,285 | 36,812,074 | |||||||||
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2. Advisory (Non-Binding) “Say-On-Pay” Vote to Approve Executive Compensation for 2023. Our stockholders voted for the advisory approval of our executive compensation. The results of voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 11,234,537 | 6,250,015 | 415,461 | 36,812,074 | |||||||||
3. Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote Regarding the Frequency of Future Stockholder Votes on Executive Compensation for 2023. Our stockholders voted in favor of one year for the advisory vote regarding the frequency of holding the “say-on-pay” vote. The results of the voting were as follows:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Votes Abstained | |||||||||
| 16,490,694 | 315,302 | 631,336 | 462,681 | |||||||||
4. Ratification of Independent Registered Accounting Firm. Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2024. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 51,170,792 | 2,684,372 | 856,923 | 0 | |||||||||
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| BLINK CHARGING CO. | ||
| Dated: July 17, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael P. Rama |
| Name: | Michael P. Rama | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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