UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 12, 2019
| BLINK CHARGING CO. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada | 001-38392 | 03-0608147 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 407
Lincoln Road, Suite 704 Miami Beach, Florida |
33139 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 521-0200
| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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 | BLNK | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Common Stock Purchase Warrants | BLNKW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Blink Charging Co.
December 12, 2019
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 12, 2019, we held our annual meeting of stockholders. The following matters were submitted to our stockholders for consideration (all of which were set forth in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on November 15, 2019):
Proposal 1: Election of five directors to our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.
We had 26,261,434 shares of common stock outstanding on October 25, 2019, the record date for the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, holders of 17,914,250 shares of our common stock were present in person or represented by proxy. The full voting results were as follows:
1. Election of Five Directors. Our stockholders elected the five nominees listed in our definitive proxy statement to serve on our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes
Withheld | Broker
Non- Votes | ||||||||||
| Michael D. Farkas | 7,793,275 | 145,835 | 9,975,140 | |||||||||
| Donald Engel | 7,803,176 | 135,934 | 9,975,140 | |||||||||
| Louis R. Buffalino | 7,813,973 | 123,137 | 9,975,140 | |||||||||
| Jack Levine | 7,824,199 | 114,911 | 9,975,140 | |||||||||
| Ritsaart van Montfrans | 7,812,659 | 126,451 | 9,975,140 | |||||||||
2. Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2019. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes
Against |
Votes
Abstained | |||
| 17,318,467 | 426,963 | 168,820 |
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.
| BLINK CHARGING CO. | ||
| Dated: December 13, 2019 | By: | /s/ Michael D. Farkas |
| Name: | Michael D. Farkas | |
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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