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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): May 15, 2023
 
Jones Soda Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
   
0-28820
52-2336602
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
4786 1st Avenue South, Suite 103 Seattle, Washington 
98134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(206) 624-3357
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
 
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. ☐
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
None
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
 
 

 
 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 15, 2023, Jones Soda Co. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), where shareholders were requested to: 1) elect five directors to serve for a one-year term to expire at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders; 2) approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s 2022 named executive officer compensation; and 3) ratify the appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the Company’s shareholders are as follows:
 
Proposal 1
 
The Company’s shareholders elected the following five directors to hold office until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified based on the following votes:
 
Director
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Mark Murray
 
12,177,368
 
2,640,452
 
21,273,577
Paul Norman
 
12,791,334
 
2,026,486
 
21,273,577
Gregg Reichman
 
13,989,878
 
827,942
 
21,273,577
Clive Sirkin
 
13,895,498
 
922,322
 
21,273,577
Chad Bronstein
 
13,757,505
 
1,060,315
 
21,273,577
 
Proposal 2
 
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s 2022 named executive officer compensation was approved based on the following votes:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
13,438,849
 
947,711
 
431,260
 
21,273,577
 
Proposal 3
 
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was approved based on the following votes:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
33,523,169
 
667,935
 
1,900,293
 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
         
   
JONES SODA CO.
(Registrant)
       
May 17, 2023
 
By:
/s/ Mark Murray
       
Mark Murray
President and Chief Executive Officer