ABOUT THE MEETING: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What am I voting on?
At this year’s meeting, you will be asked to:
(1)
elect four directors to serve until the election and qualification of their successors;
(2)
approve, on an advisory basis, the appointment of Gumbiner Savett Inc. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020;
(3)
approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers; and
(4)
approve one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to a later date or dates to solicit additional proxies in the absence of a quorum.
Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and how many votes do they have?
Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 24, 2020 (the “Record Date”) may vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of our common stock has one vote. There were 26,709,761 shares of common stock outstanding on April 24, 2020.
How do I vote?
You may vote over the internet, by telephone, by mail or at the Annual Meeting.
Vote by Internet. You can vote via the internet at www.proxyvote.com. You will need to use the control number appearing on your proxy card to vote via the internet. You can use the internet to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day. If you vote via the internet, you do not need to vote by telephone or return a proxy card.
Vote by Telephone. You can vote by telephone by calling the toll-free telephone number 1-800-690-6903. You will need to use the control number appearing on your proxy card to vote by telephone. You may transmit your voting instructions from any touch-tone telephone up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to vote over the internet or return a proxy card.
Vote by Mail. If you received a printed proxy card, you can vote by marking, dating and signing it, and returning it in the postage-paid envelope provided to ClearSign Technologies Corporation, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717. Please promptly mail your proxy card to ensure that it is received prior to the closing of the polls at the Annual Meeting.
Vote at the Meeting. You may vote during the Annual Meeting by going to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CLIR2020. You will need the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card. If you previously voted via the internet or by telephone or mail, you will not limit your right to vote online at the Annual Meeting.
If you vote by internet, telephone or mail, you will be designating Colin James Deller, our Chief Executive Officer, and/or Brian G. Fike, our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, as your proxy(ies). They may act together or individually on your behalf, and will have the authority to appoint a substitute to act as proxy.
Submitting a proxy will not affect your right to attend the Annual Meeting and vote electronically.
If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, you will receive separate voting instructions from your bank, broker or other nominee describing how to vote your shares. The availability of internet voting will depend on the voting process of your bank, broker or other nominee. Please check with your bank, broker or other nominee and follow the voting instructions it provides.
Can I receive future materials via the internet?
If you vote by internet, simply follow the prompts for enrolling in electronic proxy delivery service. This will reduce the Company’s printing and postage costs in the future, as well as the number of paper documents you will receive.