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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As described under Item 5.07 below, GreenBox POS (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 6, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted to approve the Company’s filing of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to effect the change of the Company’s name to Ryvyl Inc. (the “Amended and Restated Articles”) and adoption of Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”).
On October 6, 2022, following the Annual Meeting, the Company adopted the Amended and Restated Bylaws. On October 10, 2022, the Company filed the Amended and Restated Articles with the Nevada Secretary of State.
Additional information regarding the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws, including the terms thereof, is set forth in the proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”) , which information is incorporated herein by reference. Such information and the foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Articles and the Amended and Restated Bylaws do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 16, 2022 (“Record Date”), were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
As of the Record Date, 44,955,509 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) were outstanding and entitled to vote and represented one vote that could be voted on each matter that came before the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, 32,872,686 shares of Common Stock were represented and voted, in person or by proxy, or 73.12% of the outstanding stock, constituting the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of more than one-third (33.33%) of the outstanding stock needed for a quorum at the Annual Meeting.
The stockholders considered five proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. All director nominees were duly elected and each of the other four proposals were approved.
Proposal 1: To elect seven nominees described in the Proxy Statement to the Company’s Board of Directors. The votes were cast as follows:
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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N. Adele Hogan |
23,857,596 |
694,476 |
8,320,614 |
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Fredi Nisan |
24,083,911 |
468,161 |
8,320,614 |
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Ben Errez |
24,062,205 |
489,867 |
8,320,614 |
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Dennis James |
24,442,891 |
109.181 |
8,320,614 |
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Ezra Laniado |
24,143,327 |
408,745 |
8,320,614 |
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William Caragol |
23,955,603 |
596,469 |
8,320,614 |
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Genevieve Baer |
24,138,657 |
413,415 |
8,320,614 |
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Simon & Edward, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The votes were cast as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
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32,652,479 |
41,679 |
178,528 |
Proposal 3: To vote, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, to approve executive compensation. The votes were cast as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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23,878,856 |
383,113 |
290,103 |
8,320,614 |
Proposal 4: To approve amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. The votes were cast as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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32,599,568 |
81,051 |
192,067 |
0 |
Proposal 5: To approve amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws. The votes were cast as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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32,595,898 |
83,877 |
192,911 |
0 |
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
Exhibit |
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3.1 |
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, filed October 10, 2022 (Filed herewith) |
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3.2 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws, adopted effective October 6, 2022 (Filed herewith) |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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.
GREENBOX POS |
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Dated: October 12, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ Ben Errez |
Executive Vice President and Chairman |