Bloom Energy Corporation

05/10/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/10/2024 14:04

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bloom Energy Corporation (the "Company") was held on May 7, 2024 (the "Annual Meeting"). Holders of the Company's Class A common stock were entitled to one vote for each share of Class A common stock held as of the close of business on March 12, 2024. The stockholders voted on the following four proposals as described below:
Proposal 1 - Election of Three Class III Directors to the Company's Board of Directors
The three individuals listed below were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve on the Board of Directors (the "Board") for three-year terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Michael Boskin 114,554,150 27,248,790 36,617,644
John Chambers 139,118,010 2,684,930 36,617,644
Cynthia (CJ) Warner 141,035,021 767,919 36,617,644
Mary K. Bush, Jeff Immelt, KR Sridhar and Eddy Zervigon will continue to serve as members of the Board until the expiration of their respective terms or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Proposal 2 - Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
Proposal 2 was to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2023, as described in the Company's 2024 Proxy Statement. This proposal was approved.
For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
130,129,069 11,396,781 277,090 36,617,644
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024
Proposal 3 was to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. This proposal was approved.
For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
177,933,415 323,321 163,848 -

Proposal 4 - Approval of an amendment to our restated certificate of incorporation to add officer exculpation provisions and eliminate outdated references to Class B common stock.

Proposal 4 was to approve an amendment to the Company's restated certificate of incorporation to add officer exculpation provisions and eliminate outdated references to our Class B common stock. This proposal was not approved because the proposal required the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock.

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
133,369,579 8,128,544 304,817 36,617,644