UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2021
CROWN ELECTROKINETICS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39924 | 47-5423944 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1110 NE Circle Blvd., Corvallis, OR | 97330 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 674-3612
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | CRKN | The NASDAQ Capital Market |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
An annual meeting (the “Meeting”) of the stockholders of Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (the “Company”) was held on August 9, 2021. As of June 29, 2021, the record date for the Meeting, 15,171,258 shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) were issued and outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below. The voting results reported below are final.
Proposal No. 1
The Company’s stockholders elected Douglas Croxall, Edward Kovalik, Dr. DJ Nag, Gary C. Hanna and Gizman I. Abbas to the Company’s Board of Directors, to hold office until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualify, based upon the following votes:
| Name | Votes “FOR” | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED |
| Douglas Croxall | 7,972,185 | 0 | 64,593 |
| Edward Kovalik | 7,969,510 | 0 | 67,268 |
| Dr. DJ Nag | 7,971,864 | 0 | 64,914 |
| Gary C. Hanna | 7,972,132 | 0 | 64,646 |
| Gizman I. Abbas | 7,971,886 | 0 | 64,892 |
Proposal No. 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, based upon the following votes:
| Votes “FOR” | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED |
| 8,023,645 | 9,418 | 3,715 |
Proposal No. 3
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, based upon the following vote:
| Votes “FOR” | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED |
| 7,919,065 | 60,921 | 56,792 |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: August 11, 2021
| CROWN ELECTROKINETICS CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Doug Croxall | |
| Name: Doug Croxall | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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