09/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/26/2024 07:01
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 25, 2024, Netcapital Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of shareholders, (the "Annual Meeting") for the purpose of holding a shareholder vote on the proposals set forth below. A total of 344,034 shares of the Company's common stock constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders (i) re-elected each of Martin Kay, Cecilia Lenk, Avi Liss, Steven Geary and Arnold Scott as members of the Company's board of directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier resignation, removal or death; (ii) ratified the appointment of Fruci & Associates II, PLLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025; (iii) approved the non-binding advisory vote on the resolution approving named executive officer compensation; (iv) approved the frequency for providing the non-binding advisory vote on named executive compensation at "1-year;" (v) did not approve the proposal to amend the Company's amended and restated Bylaws; (vi) approved the amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to authorize 10,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock; (vii) approved the issuance of common stock purchase warrants and placement agent warrants issued in connection with the Company's March 2024 public offering, including shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of such common stock purchase warrants and placement agent warrants, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d); and (viii) approved the authorization for the adjournment of the Annual Meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting or adjournment or postponement thereof to approve any of the foregoing proposals.
The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2024, are as follows:
Proposal 1: | At the Annual Meeting, the terms of all current members of the Company's board of directors expired. All of the five nominees for director were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier resignation, removal or death. The result of the votes to elect the five directors were as follows; |
Nominee | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Martin Kay | 160,513 | 68,093 | 115,428 | |||
Cecilia Lenk | 151,246 | 77,360 | 115,428 | |||
Avi Liss | 151,881 | 76,725 | 115,428 | |||
Steven Geary | 151,030 | 77,514 | 115,490 | |||
Arnold Scott | 151,874 | 76,732 | 115,428 |