Energy Focus Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Building Products
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 14, 2024
ENERGY FOCUS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(440 ) 715-1300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held the Annual Meeting on June 12, 2024. Set forth below are the four proposals that were voted on at the Annual Meeting and the stockholder votes on each such proposal, as certified by the inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting. These proposals are described in further detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2024.
As of April 15, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 4,726,149 shares of Common Stock (entitled to one vote per share) and 876,447 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (entitled to 0.11074 of a vote per share) issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. Shares of Common Stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock representing 70.89% of the voting power of the Company’s stockholders were represented at the meeting.
With respect to the proposals, the results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors:
Director Nominees | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
KIN-FU CHEN | 2,992,323 | 78,307 | 348,594 | ||||||||
JAY (CHIAO-CHIEH) HUANG | 2,992,899 | 77,731 | 348,594 | ||||||||
GINA (MEI-YUN) HUANG | 2,984,926 | 85,704 | 348,594 | ||||||||
WEN-JENG CHANG | 2,973,204 | 97,426 | 348,594 | ||||||||
SHOU-JANG LEE | 2,992,344 | 78,286 | 348,594 | ||||||||
CHAO-JEN HUANG | 2,992,323 | 78,307 | 348,594 | ||||||||
WEN-CHENG CHEN | 2,992,344 | 78,286 | 348,594 | ||||||||
The seven Directors listed above were elected to serve until the next annual meeting or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of GBQ Partners LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024:
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
3,262,212 | 156,788 | 224 | ||||||
Proposal 3: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
2,984,496 | 85,355 | 779 | 348,594 | ||||||||
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.
Dated: | ||||||||
| ENERGY FOCUS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Chiao Chieh (Jay) Huang | |||||||
| Name: | Chiao Chieh (Jay) Huang | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||