UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As described below in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, on May 22, 2024, our stockholders approved The Joint Corp. 2024 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Stock Plan”). The material terms and conditions of the Stock Plan were previously described under Proposal 4 of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”), and are incorporated by reference into Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stock Plan, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 22, 2024. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted on at the meeting and the final voting results.
Proposal 1. The election to our Board of Directors of seven nominees to serve for the terms expiring on the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 or until his or her successors are elected and qualified. In accordance with the results below, each nominee was elected to serve as a director.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Matthew E. Rubel | 10,503,780 | 118,278 | 13,295 | 1,862,468 |
| Ronald V. DaVella | 10,205,466 | 400,271 | 29,616 | 1,862,468 |
| Suzanne M. Decker | 10,602,882 | 17,177 | 15,294 | 1,862,468 |
| Jefferson Gramm | 10,622,461 | 8,612 | 4,280 | 1,862,468 |
| Peter D. Holt | 10,438,521 | 195,229 | 1,603 | 1,862,468 |
| Abe Hong | 10,472,798 | 160,833 | 1,722 | 1,862,468 |
| Glenn J. Krevlin | 9,248,161 | 1,385,576 | 1,616 | 1,862,468 |
Proposal 2. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K in the Proxy Statement. In accordance with the results below, the compensation of our named executive officers was approved.
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Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 10,377,686 | 246,446 | 11,221 | 1,862,468 |
Proposal 3. The ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. In accordance with the results below, the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. was ratified.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 12,424,642 | 71,411 | 1,768 |
Proposal 4. The approval of the Stock Plan. In accordance with the results below, the Stock Plan was approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 8,194,262 | 2,307,064 | 134,027 | 1,862,468 |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10.1* | The Joint Corp. 2024 Incentive Stock Plan | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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.
Date: May 23, 2024
| The Joint Corp. | |||
| By | /s/ Peter D. Holt | ||
| Peter D. Holt | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||