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    Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    12/12/23 4:35:24 PM ET
    $VTAQ
    Consumer Electronics/Appliances
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    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C. 20549

    FORM 8-K

    CURRENT REPORT

    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2023

    Presto Automation Inc.

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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    Delaware

        

    001-39830

        

    84-2968594

    (State or other jurisdiction
    of incorporation)

     

    (Commission File Number)

     

    (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

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    985 Industrial Road

    San Carlos, CA 94070

    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 817-9012

    Not Applicable

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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    Title of each class

        

    Trading Symbol(s)

        

    Name of each exchange on which
    registered

    Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

     

    PRST

     

    The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

    Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock

     

    PRSTW

     

    The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☒

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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    Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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    As indicated below, on December 6, 2023, the stockholders of Presto Automation Inc. (the “Company”) approved approve an amendment and restatement (the “Restatement”) of the Presto Automation Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) previously approved the Restatement of the 2022 Plan, subject to stockholder approval. The Restatement (a) increased the shares of common stock of the Company reserved for issuance under the 2022 Plan by an additional 2,000,000 shares, and (b) modified the current evergreen provision such that the number of shares reserved and available for issuance under the 2022 Plan will be cumulatively increased as of July 1, 2024 and every July 1 thereafter (as opposed to January 1 as currently provided in order to align the evergreen with the Company’s fiscal year), ending on and including July 1, 2033, by the lesser of (i) five percent (5%) (as opposed to one percent (1%) as previously provided) of the number of shares issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding June 30 or (ii) such smaller number of shares as determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board.

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    The foregoing summary of the Restatement of the 2022 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2022 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A more complete description of the terms of the Restatement of the 2022 Plan can be found in “Proposal No. 3: Approval of Amendment and Restatement of the 2022 Plan to Increase the Number of Shares Available and to Amend the Evergreen Provision” on pages 23 to 30 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 27, 2023 (the “2023 Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein.

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    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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    On December 6, 2023, the Company held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the voting results of the three proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the 2023 Proxy Statement.

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    Proposal No. 1 – To elect three Class I director nominees to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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    For

    Withheld

    Broker Non-Votes

    Krishna K. Gupta

    34,056,108

    776,349

    2,776,064

    Keith Kravcik

    34,235,797

    596.660

    2,776,064

    Edward Scheetz

    33,035,104

    1,797,353

    2,776,064

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    Proposal No. 2 – To ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

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    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Votes

    37,550,004

    53,945

    4,572

    —

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    Proposal No. 3 – To approve the Restatement of the 2022 Plan to provide for an increase in the number of shares currently available under the 2022 Plan and to amend the evergreen provision.

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    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Votes

    31,732,760

    3,090,112

    9,585

    2,776,064

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    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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    (d) Exhibits

     

    Exhibit No. 

        

    Description

    10.1

     

    Amended and Restated Presto Automation Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan.

    104

     

    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).

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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.

    PRESTO AUTOMATION INC.

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    By:

    /s/ Susan Shinoff

    Name:

    Susan Shinoff

    Title:

    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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    Dated: December 12, 2023

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