The Vita Coco Company Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$COCO
Beverages (Production/Distribution)
Consumer Staples
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 3, 2025
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(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code) (212 ) 206-0763
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 3, 2025, The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Holders of the Company’s common stock were entitled to one vote per share held as of the close of business on April 7, 2025 (the “Record Date”). A total of 50,722,864 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 89 percent of the voting power of the Company’s common stock as of the Record Date.
The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2025.
Item 1 – Election of three Class I directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||
| Aishetu Fatima Dozie | 29,327,357 | 13,819,078 | 7,576,429 | ||||||||
| Martin Roper | 41,903,884 | 1,242,551 | 7,576,429 | ||||||||
| John Zupo | 36,351,215 | 6,795,220 | 7,576,429 | ||||||||
Item 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | ||||||
| 50,417,378 | 290,137 | 15,349 | ||||||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
Item 3 – Advisory vote on executive compensation.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||
| 41,060,459 | 2,011,299 | 74,677 | 7,576,429 | ||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, Aishetu Fatima Dozie, Martin Roper and John Zupo were elected and Items 2 and 3 were approved.
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.
THE VITA COCO COMPANY, INC. | ||||||||
Date: June 4, 2025 | By: | /s/ Alison Klein | ||||||
Name: Alison Klein | ||||||||
Title: General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||