01/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/07/2024 03:11
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company") held on June 25, 2024 (the "Annual Meeting"), stockholders holding and entitled to vote 682,593 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 50.08% of the total outstanding shares of common stock on the record date for the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following four proposals, each of which is described in detail in the definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2024.
The final results for each of the matters considered at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
PROPOSAL I: Election of Directors
The director nominees were elected to serve as a Class III directors until the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2027, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier resignation, death, or removal. Due to plurality election, votes could only be cast in favor of or withheld from the nominees and thus votes against were not applicable. The results of the election were as follows:
DIRECTOR NOMINEE |
FOR |
WITHHELD |
BROKER NON-VOTES |
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Amy Yoder |
160,017 |
21,356 |
501,220 |
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Lilian Shackelford Murray |
149,613 |
31,760 |
501,220 |
PROPOSAL II: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accountants
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2024, was ratified by the affirmative votes of the stockholders. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal. The results of the ratification were as follows:
FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
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666,133 |
13,547 |
2,913 |
PROPOSAL III: Approval of an Amendment to the 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
The Company's shareholders approved the amendment to our 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan by the votes set forth in the table below:
FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES |
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120,214 |
60,507 |
652 |
501,220 |
PROPOSAL IV: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company's shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:
FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES |
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153,487 |
27,183 |
703 |
501,220 |