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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 15, 2021, Danimer Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) held an Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 100,344,315 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, 71,402,617 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, representing approximately 71.16% 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 eight director nominees standing for election: Stephen E. Croskrey, John P. Amboian, Richard Hendrix, Christy Basco, Philip Gregory Calhoun, Gregory Hunt, Dr. Isao Noda, and Stuart W. Pratt, and (ii) ratified the appointment of KMPG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
The voting results for each proposal are set forth below:
Proposal 1 – To elect eight members to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors 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 | 46,366,372 | 3,717,736 | 21,318,509 |
| John P. Amboian | 37,381,382 | 12,702,726 | 21,318,509 |
| Richard Hendrix | 38,938,557 | 11,145,551 | 21,318,509 |
| Christy Basco | 49,531,279 | 552,829 | 21,318,509 |
| Philip Gregory Calhoun | 42,776,988 | 7,307,120 | 21,318,509 |
| Gregory Hunt | 46,478,525 | 3,605,583 | 21,318,509 |
| Dr. Isao Noda | 42,946,722 | 7,137,386 | 21,318,509 |
| Stuart W. Pratt | 46,240,764 | 3,843,344 | 21,318,509 |
Proposal 2 – To ratify the appointment of KMPG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
| 71,226,526 | 81,365 | 94,726 | 0 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 17, 2021
| DANIMER SCIENTIFIC, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ John A. Dowdy, III | |
| Name: | John A. Dowdy, III | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |