Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
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A summary of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan is included in the Definitive Proxy and is incorporated by this reference, which summary is qualified in all respects by the full text of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan included as Annex E to the Definitive Proxy.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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At the Special Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved the Pre-Merger Charter Amendment Proposal, the Business Combination Proposal, the election of each director nominee pursuant to the Director Election Proposal, the Nasdaq Proposal, and each of the separate proposals to approve certain material differences to the Company's charter pursuant to the Post-Merger Charter Amendment Proposals, in each case as defined and described in greater detail in the Definitive Proxy. The Company's stockholders also approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan Proposal, in each case as defined in the Definitive Proxy and described in greater detail above (each of the proposals described in this paragraph, collectively, the "Proposals").
The approval of the Pre-Merger Charter Amendment Proposal and the Business Combination Proposal each required the affirmative vote of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting. The approval of the election of each director nominee pursuant to the Director Election Proposal required the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of Common Stock (represented in person or by proxy) and voted thereon at the Special Meeting. The approval of the Nasdaq Proposal, the Post-Merger Charter Amendment Proposals, and the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan Proposal each required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock cast by the stockholders represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting.
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The Adjournment Proposal, as defined and described in greater detail in the Definitive Proxy, was not presented to the Company's stockholders, as the Pre-Merger Charter Amendment Proposal, the Business Combination Proposal, the Post-Merger Charter Amendment Proposals, the election of each director nominee pursuant to the Director Election Proposal, the Nasdaq Proposal, and the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan Proposal each received a sufficient number of votes required for approval.
Set forth below are the final voting results for the Proposals:
Proposal No. 1 - The Pre-Merger Charter Amendment Proposal. A proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock from 200,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares for the purposes of carrying out the Business Combination. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,061,998 2,773,047 536,945
Proposal No. 2 - The Business Combination Proposal. A proposal to adopt and approve the Merger Agreement, and to approve the Business Combination, as further described in the Definitive Proxy. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,110,079 2,735,151 526,760
Holders of 19,355,365 public shares of the Class A Common Stock properly
exercised their right to have such shares redeemed for a full pro rata portion
of the trust account holding the proceeds from the Company's initial public
offering, or approximately
Proposal No. 3 - The Director Election Proposal. A proposal to elect seven directors to serve on the Company's board of directors following the Business Combination until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to each of the director nominees, each of whom was elected by the Company's stockholders:
Name For Withheld Wen Hsieh 20,107,664 3,264,326 Timothy J. Dunn 20,107,784 3,264,206 Luis Dussan 20,107,784 3,264,206 Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann 20,107,884 3,264,106 Blair LaCorte 20,107,599 3,264,391 Prof. Dr. Bernd Gottschalk 20,107,949 3,264,041 Carol DiBattiste 20,107,990 3,264,000 3
Proposal No. 4 - The Nasdaq Proposal. A proposal to issue up to 154,081,440 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement and up to 22,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the related private placement. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,105,588 2,740,299 526,103
Proposal No. 5 - The Post-Merger Charter Amendment Proposals. Separate proposals to approve the following material differences between the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company upon the consummation of the Business Combination to be in effect upon the closing of the Merger and its previously existing charter.
5A. A proposal to change the name of the Company from "
For Against Abstain 20,110,986 2,734,619 526,385
5B. A proposal to change the nature of the business or purpose of the Company to "any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL." The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,111,078 2,734,479 526,433
5C. A proposal to eliminate the Class B Common Stock (after giving effect to the conversion of each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination into one share of Class A Common Stock). The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,108,605 2,736,616 526,769 4
5D. A proposal to increase the term for directors from two (2) years to three (3) years and add a third class of directors. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,107,172 2,737,659 527,159
5E. A proposal to amend certain terms in Article XI (Corporate Opportunities) with respect to certain non-employee directors of the Combined Entity pursuing outside business activities and corporate opportunities. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,109,571 2,735,485 526,934
5F. A proposal to eliminate certain provisions only applicable to blank check companies. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,110,544 2,735,011 526,435
Proposal No. 6 - The 2021 Equity Incentive Plan Proposal. A proposal to approve and adopt the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, including the authorization of the share reserve thereunder. The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to this proposal, which was approved by the Company's stockholders:
For Against Abstain 20,065,096 2,760,728 546,166
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Stockholders holding 19,355,365 shares of Class A Common Stock exercised their
right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the
Company's trust account (the "Trust Account"). As a result, approximately
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Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release datedAugust 16, 2021 . 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). 6
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