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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 19, 2022, DatChat, Inc., (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered, voted, and approved three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2022.
The results detailed below represent the final voting results as certified by the Inspector of Elections:
Proposal 1
The stockholders elected the following directors to hold office until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified based on the following votes:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Darin Myman | 4,027,060 | 224,146 | 42,572 | 5,606,916 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Shelus | 4,035,328 | 213,580 | 44,870 | 5,606,916 | ||||||||||||
| Carly Schumer | 3,820,737 | 428,573 | 44,468 | 5,606,916 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph Nelson | 4,063,218 | 190,482 | 40,078 | 5,606,916 | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Linsley | 3,816,449 | 435,746 | 41,853 | 5,606,916 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2
The proposal to ratify the appointment of D. Brooks and Associate CPAs, P.A., as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022, was approved based on the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 8,972,179 | 756,060 | 172,455 | 0 | |||||||||||
Proposal 3
The proposal to amend the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder to 3,000,000 shares from 2,000,000 was approved based on the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 3,622,644 | 653,149 | 17,985 | 5,606,916 | |||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| Date: December 21, 2022 | DATCHAT, INC. |
| /s/ Darin Myman | |
| Darin Myman | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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