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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): June 6, 2018
 
 
FLUENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
001-37893
 
77-0688094
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
33 Whitehall Street, 15th Floor New York, New York
 
10004
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 646-669-7272
 
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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).
 
Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
 

 
 
 
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
As described in Item 5.07 below, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Fluent, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 6, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Fluent, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which the Company may issue up to ten percent of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0005 (the “Common Stock”), to “Eligible Individuals” (as defined in the Stock Incentive Plan), including the Company’s executive officers and directors. As of June 6, 2018, the Company had 75,226,291 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding allowing for up to 7,522,629 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Stock Incentive Plan.
 
For a description of the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive Plan, see “Proposal 3: 2018 Fluent Inc. Stock Incentive Plan” in the proxy statement for the Company’s Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2018 (the “2018 Proxy”), which description is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Stock Incentive Plan contained in the 2018 Proxy is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stock Incentive Plan, as approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
At the Annual Meeting, the total number of shares represented in person or by proxy was 60,581,894 of the 75,218,044 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the April 23, 2018 record date. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
 
The election of five directors to serve for a one year term until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
 
Director Nominee
 
For
 
 
Withheld
 
 
Broker Non-vote
 
Peter Benz
  45,688,532 
  555,359 
  14,338,003 
Matthew Conlin
  45,974,112 
  269,779 
  14,338,003 
Andrew Frawley
  45,474,602 
  769,289 
  14,338,003 
Donald Mathis
  45,694,488 
  549,403 
  14,338,003 
Ryan Schulke
  46,142,338 
  101,553 
  14,338,003 
 
The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018:
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
60,184,219 
385,087 
12,588 
 
The adoption of the Stock Incentive Plan:
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
 
Broker Non-vote
 
37,213,495 
1,574,300 
7,456,096 
14,338,003 
 
A non-binding advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officers’ compensation:
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
 
Broker Non-vote
 
44,908,284 
1,262,755 
72,852 
14,338,003 
 
 
 
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
 
Exhibit No.        
Description
 
Fluent, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan.+
 
+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
Fluent, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
June 8, 2018
By:  
/s/ Ryan Schulke
 
 
Name:  
Ryan Schulke 
 
 
Title:  
Chief Executive Officer