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): May 12, 2020

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EXP WORLD HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-38493

98-0681092

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

 

2219 Rimland Drive, Suite 301

Bellingham, WA 98226

 (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (360) 685‑4206

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share

    

EXPI

    

NASDAQ

(Title of Each Class)

 

(Trading Symbol)

 

(Name of each exchange on which registered)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b‑2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ((§240.12b‑2 of this chapter).

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 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 12, 2020, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”, “us”, “we”, or “our”)  held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The record date for stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting was April 8, 2020. At the close of business on that date, the Company had 66,652,884 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, and 51,726,042 of those shares (77.6% of the outstanding shares) were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2020. The preliminary voting results for the three proposals are set forth below and are subject to change. If the results change, the Company will file an amendment to this current report on Form 8-K to disclose the final results within four business days after they are known.

1.

Election of Directors

Our stockholders elected each of Glenn Sanford, Jason Gesing, Eugene Frederick, Randall Miles, Darren Jacklin, and Dan Cahir to serve until our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal. Set forth below are the preliminary results of the stockholder vote on this proposal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of    Nominee

 

Number of Votes Cast For

 

Number of Votes Cast Against

 

Number of   Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Glenn Sanford

 

38,949,149

 

387,387

 

1,077,240

11,312,266

Jason Gesing

 

38,836,133

 

85,710

 

1,491,933

11,312,266

Eugene Frederick

 

39,448,061

 

84,576

 

881,139

11,312,266

Randall Miles

 

38,741,303

 

362,941

 

1,309,532

11,312,266

Darren Jacklin

 

38,171,099

 

395,779

 

1,846,898

11,312,266

Dan Cahir

 

39,006,218

 

324,170

 

1,083,388

11,312,266

 

2.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Account Firm

Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. Set forth below are the results of our stockholder vote on this proposal:

 

 

 

Number of votes cast for the proposal

 

51,570,741

Number of votes cast against the proposal

 

80,638

Number of abstentions

 

74,663

 

3.

Approval of, on an Advisory Basis, Executive Compensation

Our stockholders approved, on a nonbinding basis, compensation to our Executive Officers. Set forth below ae the results of the stockholder vote on this proposal:

 

 

 

Number of votes cast for the proposal

 

40,010,618

Number of votes cast against the proposal

 

305,886

Number of abstentions

 

97,272

Broker non-votes

 

11,312,266

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

eXp World Holdings, Inc.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: May 14, 2020

/s/ James Bramble

 

James Bramble

 

General Counsel