Current Report Filing (8-k)
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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 5, 2022
Meta Materials Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada |
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001-36247 |
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74-3237581 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1 Research Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 4M9
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(902) 482-5729
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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MMAT |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17
CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ☐
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Meta Materials Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) held its
2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on
December 5, 2022, in accordance with the Company’s 2022 Proxy
Statement sent to the Company’s stockholders on or around
October 26, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”). Of the 361,523,063
voting shares outstanding as of the record date, 192,556,738 voting
shares were represented in person via internet webcast or by proxy,
constituting approximately 53.26% of the total shares outstanding
and entitled to vote. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting
and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth
below:
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Election of Directors. Each
of the following nominees was elected to serve as a director, to
hold office until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders
and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and
qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or
removal, based on the following results of the voting:
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Nominee
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Votes For |
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Votes
Withheld |
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Broker
Non-Votes |
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John R. Harding
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145,448,498 |
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938,197 |
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54,390,716 |
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George Palikaras
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145,387,404 |
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999,291 |
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54,390,716 |
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Maurice Guitton
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142,803,576 |
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3,583,119 |
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54,390,716 |
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Allison Christilaw
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144,989,039 |
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1,397,656 |
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54,390,716 |
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Steen Karsbo
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144,361,801 |
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2,024,894 |
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54,390,716 |
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Eric M Leslie
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143,135,644 |
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3,251,050 |
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54,390,716 |
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Ken Hannah
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144,841,033 |
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1,545,662 |
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54,390,716 |
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Ratification of Appointment of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Proposal to
ratify the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2022 was ratified based on the following results
of the voting:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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893,355 |
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944,159 |
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Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the
Company’s executive compensation. Proposal to approve, on a
non-binding advisory basis,
the compensation of the Company’s executive officers was approved,
on a non-binding advisory
basis, based on the following results of the voting:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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5,500,711 |
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1,793,811 |
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54,391,036 |
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.
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META
MATERIALS INC. |
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/s/ Ken Rice
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Ken Rice |
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Chief Financial Officer &
Chief Operating Officer |
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Date: December 6, 2022 |
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