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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On December 20, 2023, AYRO, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on October 27, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were (i) 4,890,137 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, entitled to an aggregate of 4,890,137 votes, (ii) 50 shares of Series H-6 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, entitled to an aggregate of 125 votes, and (iii) 22,000 shares of Series H-7 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, entitled to an aggregate of 3,819,444 votes, outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals described below.
At the Annual Meeting, the proposals set forth below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results are as follows:
1. | Election of six directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors for a term of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified, for which the following are nominees: Joshua Silverman, Wayne R. Walker, George Devlin, Sebastian Giordano, Zvi Joseph, and Greg Schiffman: |
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Joshua Silverman | 1,615,362 | 169,302 | 1,633,277 | |||
Wayne R. Walker | 1,727,717 | 56,947 | 1,633,277 | |||
George Devlin | 1,728,293 | 56,371 | 1,633,277 | |||
Sebastian Giordano | 1,695,644 | 89,020 | 1,633,277 | |||
Zvi Joseph | 1,648,270 | 136,394 | 1,633,277 | |||
Greg Schiffman | 1,654,911 | 129,753 | 1,633,277 |
2. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
1,677,722 | 90,885 | 16,057 | 1,633,277 |
3. | Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: |
For | Against | Abstain | ||
3,362,443 | 32,323 | 23,175 |
The proposals described above were acted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and received a sufficient number of votes to be approved. For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the meeting.
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.
AYRO, INC. | ||
Date: December 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ David E. Hollingsworth |
David E. Hollingsworth | ||
Chief Financial Officer |