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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) September 13, 2022

 

ACORN ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-33886   22-2786081
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   file Number)   Identification No.)

 

1000 N West St., Suite 1200, Wilmington, Delaware   19801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (410) 654-3315

 

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)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
None        

 

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.

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Acorn Energy, Inc. was held September 13, 2022. Set forth below are the voting results with respect to each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal 1 – The stockholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, Jan H. Loeb, Gary Mohr, Michael F. Osterer and Samuel M. Zentman to the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2023 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Name of Nominee  Total Votes For   Total Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
             
Jan H. Loeb   14,083,379.44    348,607.1    14,741,703 
Gary Mohr   13,958,929.44    473,057.1    14,741,703 
Michael F. Osterer   13,917,829.44    514,157.1    14,741,703 
Samuel M. Zentman   13,858,918.44    573,068.1    14,741,703 

 

Proposal 2 – The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation to authorize a reverse split of the Company’s common stock at any time prior to September 13, 2023, at a ratio between one-for-ten and one-for-twenty, if and as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Total Votes For     Total Votes Against     Total Abstained     Broker Non-Votes  
  27,936,003.44       1,148,839.1       88,843       0  

 

Proposal 3 – The stockholders approved any motion to adjourn the Annual Meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there were not sufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal 2.

 

Total Votes For     Total Votes Against     Total Abstained     Broker Non-Votes  
  28,382,755.54       751,564       39,367       0  

 

Proposal 4 – The stockholders ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal, the appointment by the Audit Committee of Friedman LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.

 

Total Votes For     Total Votes Against     Total Abstained     Broker Non-Votes  
  29,010,959.44       144,960.1       17,770       0  

 

Proposal 5 – The stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Total Votes For     Total Votes Against     Total Abstained     Broker Non-Votes  
  12,850,391.54       1,558,401       23,194       14,741,703  

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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 on this 14th day of September, 2022.

 

  ACORN ENERGY, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Tracy S. Clifford
  Name: Tracy S. Clifford
  Title: Chief Financial Officer