UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 1, 2023, Danimer Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) held an Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 101,938,376 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, 58,171,058 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, representing approximately 57.06% of the Company’s shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Meeting.
At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) approved the election of each of the following nine director nominees standing for election: Stephen E. Croskrey, John P. Amboian, Richard Hendrix, Philip Gregory Calhoun, Gregory Hunt, Dr. Isao Noda, Stuart W. Pratt, Cynthia Cohen, and Allison M. Leopold Tilley, and (ii) ratified the appointment of KMPG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
The voting results for each proposal are set forth below:
Proposal 1 – To elect nine members to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
Stephen E. Croskrey |
31,202,150 |
417,906 |
26,551,002 |
John P. Amboian |
27,591,174 |
4,028,882 |
26,551,002 |
Richard Hendrix |
24,851,629 |
6,768,427 |
26,551,002 |
Philip Gregory Calhoun |
28,398,446 |
3,221,610 |
26,551,002 |
Gregory Hunt |
31,230,303 |
389,753 |
26,551,002 |
Dr. Isao Noda |
30,809,224 |
810,832 |
26,551,002 |
Stuart W. Pratt |
31,264,281 |
355,775 |
26,551,002 |
Cynthia Cohen |
31,231,763 |
388,293 |
26,551,002 |
Allison M. Leopold Tilley |
31,134,957 |
485,099 |
26,551,002 |
Proposal 2 – To ratify the appointment of KMPG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023:
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Votes Against |
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56,820,147 |
1,289,173 |
61,738 |
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Danimer Scientific, Inc |
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June 5, 2023 |
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/s/ Stephen A. Martin |
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Stephen A. Martin |