Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 12, 2022, Xos, Inc., (the “Company”) virtually held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Present at the Annual Meeting virtually or by proxy were the holders of 135,004,968 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 82.4% of the 163,828,393 shares of common stock outstanding as of the close of business on May 16, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2022. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
1.To elect the following two Class I directors to hold office until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of stockholders. The voting results were as follows:
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Name | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Burt R. Jordan | | 67,377,136 | | 53,921,044 | | 13,706,788 |
Ed Rapp | | 67,380,645 | | 53,917,535 | | 13,706,788 |
2.To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions |
134,192,599 | | 313,645 | | 498,724 |
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