Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At a special meeting of stockholders of Poshmark, Inc. (the "Company" or
"Poshmark") held on December 27, 2022 (the "Special Meeting"), the Company's
stockholders voted to approve the Company's pending acquisition by NAVER
Corporation, a public corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of
Korea ("Naver"). As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the
transaction is expected to close in early January 2023.
As of November 2, 2022, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were
54,649,854 shares of Poshmark Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
("Class A common stock") and 24,592,080 shares of Poshmark Class B common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share ("Class B common stock" and together with Class A
common stock, the "Poshmark common stock" or "Company common stock"),
outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Each holder of Class A
common stock was entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Class A common stock
owned of record on the record date and each holder of Class B common stock was
entitled to ten (10) votes for each share of Class B common stock owned of
record on the record date. At the Special Meeting, a total of 258,471,032
votes, representing approximately 85.99% of the voting power of the outstanding
shares of Poshmark common stock entitled to vote, were present virtually or by
proxy, constituting a quorum to conduct business.
At the Special Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the proposal listed
below. The proposal is described in detail in the Company's proxy statement for
the Special Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 25, 2022 (the "Proxy Statement"). The final results of the votes
regarding the proposal are set forth below. There are no recorded broker
non-votes.
Proposal 1: The Merger Proposal
To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 3, 2022 (the
"Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, Naver, Proton Parent, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Naver ("Proton Parent"),
and Proton Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Proton Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger
Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company and the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, with the Company continuing as the
surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Naver (the "Merger").
The total number of the votes (based on the voting power of shares of Poshmark
common stock entitled to vote) with respect to the Merger Agreement Proposal
were as follows and the proposal was approved:
Votes
Votes For Against Abstentions
258,328,439 86,220 56,373
The proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date
or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there
were insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement, was not voted upon at the
Special Meeting because there were sufficient votes at the time of the Special
Meeting to approve Proposal 1.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These
forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations,
estimates and projections about the expected date of closing of the proposed
transaction and the potential benefits thereof, its business and industry,
management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by the Company and NAVER, all
of which are subject to change. In this context, forward-looking statements
often address expected future business and financial performance and financial
condition, and often contain words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend,"
"plan," "believe," "could," "seek," "see," "will," "may," "would," "might,"
"potentially," "estimate," "continue," "expect," "target," similar expressions
or the negatives of these words or other comparable terminology that convey
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uncertainty of future events or outcomes. All forward-looking statements by
their nature address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which
are beyond our control, and are not guarantees of future results, such as
statements about the consummation of the proposed transaction and the
anticipated benefits thereof. These and other forward-looking statements,
including the failure to consummate the proposed transaction or to make or take
any filing or other action required to consummate the proposed transaction on a
timely matter or at all, are not guarantees of future results and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly,
there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should
not place undue reliance on any such statements and caution must be exercised in
relying on forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that may cause
such a difference include, but are not limited to: (i) the ability of the
parties to consummate the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all;
(ii) the satisfaction (or waiver) of closing conditions to the consummation of
the proposed transaction; (iii) potential delays in consummation the proposed
transaction; (iv) the ability of the Company to timely and successfully achieve
the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction; (v) the occurrence of any
event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the
termination of the merger agreement; (vi) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
and the current conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on the
Company's business and general economic conditions; (vii) the Company's ability
to implement its business strategy; (viii) significant transaction costs
associated with the proposed transaction; (ix) potential litigation relating to
the proposed transaction; (x) the risk that disruptions from the proposed
transaction will harm the Company's business, including current plans and
operations; (xi) the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel;
(xii) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting
from the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction;
(xiii) legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting the Company's
business; (xiv) general economic and market developments and conditions;
(xv) the evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which the Company
operates; (xvi) potential business uncertainty, including changes to existing
business relationships, during the pendency of the merger that could affect the
Company's financial performance; (xvii) restrictions during the pendency of the
proposed transaction that may impact the Company's ability to pursue certain
business opportunities or strategic transactions; and (xviii) unpredictability
and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, acts of
terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as the Company's response
to any of the aforementioned factors. These risks, as well as other risks
associated with the proposed transaction, are more fully discussed in the Proxy
Statement. Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes
and results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements are included under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most
recent annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC and any subsequent
reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed from time to time and
available at www.sec.gov. While the list of factors presented here is, and the
list of factors presented in the Proxy Statement is, considered representative,
no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential
risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional
obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Consequences of
material differences in results as compared with those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements could include, among other things, business
disruption, operational problems, financial loss, legal liability and similar
risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The forward-looking
statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof. The Company does
not assume any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise
required by securities and other applicable laws.
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