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): December 13, 2018

 

REED’S, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-32501   35-2177773

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

201 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 890-0557

 

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:

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Reed’s Inc. 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 13, 2018, the stockholders of Reed’s Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Reed’s”) elected all of the board of director’s nominees.

 

In addition, the stockholders adopted and approved the Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan, approved the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized common shares and ratified the selection of Weinberg & Company, P. A. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019.

 

Of the 25,660,211 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date of October 25, 2018, a total of 23,011,740 shares were voted in person or by proxy, representing 89.68% of the votes entitled to be cast, constituting a majority and therefore more than a quorum of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Votes were cast as follows:

 

1. To elect John Bello, Valentin Stalowir, Daniel J. Doherty III, Christopher J. Reed, Lewis Jaffe, Scott R. Grossman and James C. Bass to serve a one-year term until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their death, resignation, removal or disqualification

 

          Vote     Votes     Broker  
    Vote For     Against     Withheld     Non-Vote  
John Bello     14,245,557          -       752,263       8,013,920  
Valentin Stalowir     14,809,844       -       188,076       8,013,920  
Daniel J. Doherty III     14,794,199      

-

      203,721       8,013,920  
Christopher J. Reed     14,727,073      

-

      270,847       8,013,920  
Lewis Jaffe     14,222,595       -       775,325       8,013,920  
Scott R. Grossman     14,243,839       -       754,081       8,013,920  
James C. Bass     14,809,183       -       188,737       8,013,920  

 

2. To approve the Reed’s, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

      Vote           Broker  
Vote For     Against     Abstentions     Non-Vote  
  13,729,800       1,208,879       59,241       8,013,920  

 

3. To amend Certificate of Incorporation to increase authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 70,000,000

 

      Vote           Broker  
Vote For     Against     Abstentions     Non-Vote  
  13,385,973       1,554,219       57,728       8,013,920  

 

4. To ratify the selection of Weinberg & Company, P. A. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

 

      Vote           Broker  
Vote For     Against     Abstentions     Non-Vote  
  22,728,603       214,254       68,883     8,013,920  

 

     
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  REEDS, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
     
Dated: December 18, 2018 By: /s/ Iris Snyder
    Iris Snyder,
    Chief Financial Officer