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): July 20, 2021
POWERFLEET, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-39080 | 83-4366463 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
123 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey | 07677 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (201) 996-9000
(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, par value $0.01 per share | PWFL | The Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 20, 2021, the stockholders of PowerFleet, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2018 Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) at its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A summary of the material terms of the 2018 Plan, as amended by the Plan Amendment, is included under the heading “Proposal No. 5: Approval of an Amendment to the PowerFleet, Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan” in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company in connection with the Annual Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”). The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2018 Plan, as amended by the Plan Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting on July 20, 2021. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders were asked to vote upon:
1. | The election of five directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees for election were Michael Brodsky, Michael Casey, Charles Frumberg, David Mahlab and Chris Wolfe; | |
2. | The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; | |
3. | An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation; | |
4. | The approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to modify certain terms of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as described in the Proxy Statement (the “Series A Preferred Amendment”); and | |
5. | The approval of the Plan Amendment. |
The results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting, based on the presence in person or by proxy of holders of record of 29,003,730 of the 35,990,402 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote, were as follows:
1. | The election of each of Messrs. Brodsky, Casey, Frumberg, Mahlab and Wolfe as directors of the Company to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified was approved as follows: |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Michael Brodsky | 21,869,656 | 3,619,447 | 3,514,627 | |||||||||
Michael Casey | 25,225,844 | 263,259 | 3,514,627 | |||||||||
Charles Frumberg | 22,404,929 | 3,084,174 | 3,514,627 | |||||||||
David Mahlab | 25,359,290 | 129,813 | 3,514,627 | |||||||||
Chris Wolfe | 25,359,194 | 129,909 | 3,514,627 |
2. | The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The voting results were as follow: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
28,099,044 | 501,341 | 403,344 | — |
3. | The stockholders approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation. The voting results were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
22,510,945 | 2,910,844 | 67,313 | 3,514,628 |
4. | The stockholders approved the Series A Preferred Amendment. The voting results were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
19,688,919 | 5,749,402 | 50,782 | 3,514,627 |
5. | The stockholders approved the Plan Amendment. The voting results were as follows: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
15,241,569 | 10,181,571 | 65,963 | 3,514,627 |
Also on July 20, 2021, the holders of all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, elected Anders Bjork and Medhini Srinivasan to the Company’s board of directors.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | PowerFleet, Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan, as amended. |
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.
POWERFLEET, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Ned Mavrommatis | |
Name: | Ned Mavrommatis | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: July 21, 2021