Heartcore Enterprises Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 27, 2024, HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 virtual annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on the following matters:
1. Election of Directors
Each of the following six nominees was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, in accordance with the voting results listed below, to serve for a term of one year, until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and have qualified.
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Sumitaka Yamamoto | 16,009,176 | 113,465 | 3,110 | 1,561,052 | ||||
| Ferdinand Groenewald | 15,997,312 | 125,329 | 3,110 | 1,561,052 | ||||
| Kimio Hosaka | 16,008,976 | 113,665 | 3,110 | 1,561,052 | ||||
| Heather Neville | 16,053,358 | 69,283 | 3,110 | 1,561,052 | ||||
| Prakash Sadasivam | 16,008,176 | 114,465 | 3,110 | 1,561,052 | ||||
| Koji Sato | 16,053,389 | 69,252 | 3,110 | 1,561,052 |
2. Approval of Reverse Stock Split Amendment
Stockholders approved the amendment of HeartCore’s certificate of incorporation to effectuate a reverse stock split of HeartCore’s outstanding shares of common stock, at a ratio of no less than 1-for-2 and no more than 1-for-10, with such ratio to be determined at the sole discretion of the Board, in accordance with the voting results listed below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 17,318,039 | 348,694 | 20,070 | — |
3. Ratification of the Company’s Independent Auditors
Stockholders ratified the appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, in accordance with the voting results listed below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 17,653,497 | 8,645 | 24,661 | — |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES, INC. | ||
| Dated: September 27, 2024 | By: | /s/ Sumitaka Yamamoto |
| Name: | Sumitaka Yamamoto | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |