Origin Materials Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2026
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On February 17, 2026 Origin Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) virtually held its 2026 special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). Present at the beginning of the Special Meeting via remote communication or by proxy were the holders of 83,091,670 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 54.32% of the 152,963,100 shares of common stock outstanding as of the close of business on December 22, 2025, the record date for the Special Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and, if applicable, the number of votes withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
1.To approve the amendment of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio in the range of one-for-two to one-for-fifty, such ratio to be determined in the discretion of our board of directors. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75,051,440 | 7,814,974 | 225,256 | 0 | 83,091,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2. To approve the issuance of more than 20% of our issued and outstanding shares of our common stock upon the conversion of the senior secured convertible notes (the “Notes”) we issued to an institutional purchaser pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated November 13, 2025, as amended on December 22, 2025. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36,175,031 | 5,686,390 | 1,623,867 | 39,606,382 | 83,091,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC. | ||||||||
Dated: February 18, 2026 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Joshua Lee | |||||||
Joshua Lee | ||||||||
General Counsel | ||||||||