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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| one redeemable warrant to purchase one-half ordinary share and one right to acquire 1/7 of an ordinary share |
The Stock Market LLC | |||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
for one-half (1/2) of an ordinary share |
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual General Meeting of Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation, which was held on July 13, 2023, each of the proposals described below was approved by the Company’s shareholders of record. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth in the following tables. Each of the proposals is described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1:
Approval of the appointment of five (5) directors to serve as members of our Board to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified:
| For | Withheld | |||||||
| Zhe Zhang | 10,619,127 | 87,384 | ||||||
| Guojian Chen | 10,435,387 | 271,124 | ||||||
| Patrick Swint | 10,501,865 | 204,646 | ||||||
| Xiaofeng Zhou | 10,501,865 | 204,646 | ||||||
| Huei-Ching Huang | 10,435,387 | 271,124 | ||||||
Proposal 2:
Approval of ratifying the appointment of UHY LLP (the “UHY”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor Proposal | 12,507,305 | 0 | 4,686 | |||||||||
Proposal 3:
Approval of amending the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination to March 15, 2024, by amending the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to delete the existing Section 36.2 thereof and replacing it with the new Section 36.2 in the form set forth in Annex A of the accompanying proxy statement:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Extension Proposal | 10,454,206 | 199,960 | 52,345 | |||||||||
Proposal 4:
Approval of an adjournment of the Annual General Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Adjournment Proposal | 9,642,826 | 1,042,291 | 21,394 | |||||||||
Because all of the other proposals had received the requisite approval, this Proposal 4 was rendered moot and not voted at the Annual General Meeting.
A total of 2,436,497 ordinary shares were presented for redemption in connection with the Annual General Meeting.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf as of July 13, 2023 by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ALPHA STAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Zhe Zhang | |
| Zhe Zhang, Chief Executive Officer | ||
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