Archer Aviation Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Aerospace
Industrials
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
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Date of Report: June 27, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 27, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 380,658,178 shares of Class A common stock present at the Annual Meeting, online or by proxy, which constituted a quorum. The voting results are presented below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected two directors to serve as Class I directors until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until they or their successors are elected and qualified. The votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| Deborah Diaz | 195,477,482 | 45,614,995 | 139,565,701 | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Diaz | 214,501,386 | 26,591,091 | 139,565,701 | ||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The proposal received the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 378,041,588 | 1,394,026 | 1,222,564 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as presented in the Company’s 2025 proxy statement. The proposal received the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 185,084,004 | 53,955,824 | 2,052,649 | 139,565,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4: Approval of Share Issuance to Stellantis
The Company’s stockholders approved, in accordance with the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange, the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock to Stellantis N.V. (together with its subsidiaries, "Stellantis") pursuant to that certain subscription agreement between the parties dated as of December 11, 2024. The proposal received the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 238,628,712 | 1,971,899 | 491,866 | 139,565,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.
| ARCHER AVIATION INC. | ||||||||
| Date: July 1, 2025 | By: | /s/ Eric Lentell | ||||||
| Name: | Eric Lentell | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel | |||||||