Exhibit 3.1
UNITED STATES
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On January 4, 2024, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of BranchOut Food Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation providing the Company’s Board of Directors with “blank check” authority with regard to the Company’s authorized shares of preferred stock (the “Amendment”). On January 4, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect the Amendment. The Certificate of Amendment has been filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A more detailed description of the Amendment can be found in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 4, 2024, the Company held the Special Meeting to consider and vote on a proposal to approve the Amendment (the “Proposal”). Stockholders holding an aggregate of 2,400,641 shares of common stock, representing 59.4% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of the record date for the Special Meeting, and which constituted a quorum, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting. The results of the voting for the Proposal at the Special Meeting are presented below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 2,166,808 | 232,353 | 1,480 | N/A |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of BranchOut Food Inc. filed January 4, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BranchOut Food Inc. | ||
| Date: January 4, 2024 | By: | /s/ Eric Healy |
| Eric Healy, Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 3.1