Via Renewables Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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8.75% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | VIASP |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 23, 2024, Via Renewables, Inc. (the “Company”) convened its Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”). A total of 6,183,985 shares of the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) representing 85.5% of the total shares of Common Stock outstanding and eligible to vote as of March 25, 2024 (the “Record Date”), were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Special Meeting. The percentage constituted a quorum.
The sole matter acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Special Meeting was the Adjournment Proposal (as defined below). The final voting results for the Adjournment Proposal, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2024 and the supplements to such definitive proxy statement filed prior to the date hereof (together, the “Proxy Statement”), are set forth below.
| (1) | To consider and vote on a proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”) to adjourn the Special Meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate (as determined in good faith by the Company), to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to obtain the Requisite Company Vote (as defined in the Proxy Statement): |
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The Special Meeting will be reconvened on June 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM Central Time for the purpose of allowing additional time for shareholders to vote on the Merger Proposal and the Compensation Proposal (the “Reconvened Meeting”). The Reconvened Meeting will be held via live webcast on the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VIA2024SM.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 23, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Special Meeting and the adjournment of the Special Meeting. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
Dated: May 24, 2024 | ||
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Via Renewables, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Mike Barajas | |
Name: | Mike Barajas | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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