UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 8, 2023, at an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Edible Garden AG Incorporated (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 300,000 shares and extend the term of the Plan until June 8, 2033.
A detailed summary of the material features of the Plan Amendment is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”). That summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Plan, which is filed as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement, and the text of the Plan Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders approved an amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (the “common stock”), from 6,666,667 shares to 10,000,000 shares. Following this approval, the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and it became effective on June 8, 2023. The effectiveness of the Certificate of Amendment does not have any effect on the voting power or other rights of stockholders, and it will not have any dilutive effect on the proportionate voting power of existing stockholders unless additional shares are issued.
The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the proposals set forth below were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 2,448,717. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 1,494,468. The voting results for the proposals are as follows:
| 1. | The Company’s stockholders elected five directors, each for a one-year term and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The number of shares that: (i) voted for the election of each such director; (ii) withheld authority to vote for each such director; and (iii) represented broker non-votes with respect to each such director is summarized in the table below. |
DIRECTOR NOMINEE |
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||
James E. Kras |
| 679,340 |
| 69,502 |
| 745,626 |
Michael James |
| 679,605 |
| 69,237 |
| 745,626 |
Pamela DonAroma |
| 678,944 |
| 69,898 |
| 745,626 |
Mathew McConnell |
| 679,947 |
| 68,895 |
| 745,626 |
Ryan Rogers |
| 679,753 |
| 69,089 |
| 745,626 |
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| 2. | The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The number of shares that voted for, against and abstained from voting for the ratification of the selection of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 is summarized in the table below. |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
1,439,304 |
| 51,364 |
| 3,800 |
| 3. | The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect an increase in the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 6,666,667 shares to 10,000,000 shares. The number of shares that voted for, against, and abstained from voting for this proposal is summarized in the table below. |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
1,320,388 |
| 172,592 |
| 1,488 |
| 4. | The Company’s stockholders approved the Plan Amendment. The table below summarizes the number of shares that voted for, against and abstained from voting on the proposal to approve the Plan Amendment, as well as the number of shares representing broker non-votes with respect to such proposal. |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
| BROKER NON-VOTES | ||
727,977 |
| 129,868 |
| 1,058 |
| 635,565 |
Broker non-votes represent shares held by broker nominees for beneficial owners that were not voted because the broker nominee did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacked discretionary authority to vote the shares on a non-routine proposal.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation filed June 8, 2023 | |
| First Amendment to the Edible Garden AG Incorporated 2022 Equity Incentive Plan | |
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| 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.
| EDIBLE GARDEN AG INCORPORATED | ||
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Date: June 9, 2023 | /s/ Michael James | ||
| Name: | Michael James | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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