Fluence Energy Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2024
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 20, 2024, Fluence Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on January 23, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 126,729,231 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock outstanding, 51,499,195 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock outstanding, and no shares of the Company’s Class B-2 common stock outstanding (collectively “the Common Stock”). Each share of the Company’s Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share, and each share of the Company’s Class B-1 common stock is entitled to five votes per share. Accordingly, as of the record date, there were a total of 384,225,206 votes available to be cast. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 371,585,248 votes of the Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement").
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected the twelve director nominees to serve on the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") for a one year term expiring on the date of our annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, by the votes indicated below:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Cynthia Arnold | 346,417,238 | 16,712,722 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Herman Bulls | 345,259,736 | 17,870,224 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Emma Falck | 348,459,948 | 14,670,012 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Ricardo Falu | 348,452,638 | 14,677,322 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Elizabeth Fessenden | 347,635,520 | 15,494,440 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Harald von Heynitz | 342,204,196 | 20,925,764 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Barbara Humpton | 347,422,663 | 15,707,297 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Axel Meier | 346,489,119 | 16,640,841 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Tish Mendoza | 346,475,700 | 16,654,260 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Julian Nebreda | 349,086,716 | 14,043,244 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| John Christopher Shelton | 348,451,989 | 14,677,971 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
| Simon James Smith | 348,450,705 | 14,679,255 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
Proposal 2 — Ratification of Auditors
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 was approved by the votes indicated below. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 371,245,612 | 250,857 | 88,779 | — | ||||||||
Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved a resolution, through a non-binding advisory vote, to approve the 2023 compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Company's Proxy Statement as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 356,735,920 | 6,270,819 | 123,221 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||
Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
Stockholders voted as follows on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 362,804,259 | 47,480 | 188,055 | 90,166 | 8,455,288 | ||||||||||
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.
| FLUENCE ENERGY, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: March 22, 2024 | By: | /s/ Francis A. Fuselier | ||||||
| Francis A. Fuselier | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||