Network-1 Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held on September 17, 2024, the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting voted to (i) elect the four individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s named executive officer compensation (known as “Say on Pay”), (iii) approve, by non- binding advisory vote, a frequency of each year ( annually) for holding future non- binding advisory votes regarding named executive compensation and (iv) to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
| 1) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows: |
| For | Withheld Authority | Broker non-vote | |||||||
| Corey M. Horowitz | 12,296,860 | 1,848,298 | 3,107,242 | ||||||
| Jonathan Greene | 10,478,829 | 3,666,329 | 3,107,242 | ||||||
| Allison Hoffman | 12,309,363 | 1,835,795 | 3,107,242 | ||||||
| Niv Harizman | 10,602,009 | 3,543,149 | 3,107,242 |
| 2) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, the Company’s named executive compensation as reported in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker non-vote | |||||||
| 9,377,761 | 4,760,461 | 6,936 | 3,107,242 |
| 3) | The following votes were received on the proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of holding future votes regarding named executive compensation as reported in the Proxy Statement: |
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker non-vote | |||||||||
| 10,333,543 | 2,596,044 | 387,509 | 828,062 | 3,107,242 |
| 4) | The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker non-vote | |||||||
| 16,089,556 | 1,059,951 | 102,893 | 0 |
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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.
| NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| Dated: September 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ Corey M. Horowitz |
Name: Corey M. Horowitz Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
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