Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 5, 2023, we held our annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual
Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders approved the Paysign Inc.
2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan"), which replaces the 3Pea
International, Inc. 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Prior Plan").
Outstanding awards granted under the Prior Plan will continue to be governed by
the terms of the Prior Plan but no awards may be made under the Prior Plan after
the effective date of the 2023 Plan. Under the 2023 Plan, 5,000,000 shares of
our common stock will be reserved and available for delivery at any time during
the term of the 2023 Plan. Officers, directors, employees, and consultants who
provide services to us or any subsidiary are eligible to participate in the 2023
Plan.
A description of the material terms of the 2023 Plan was included in our Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 24, 2023, and mailed to our stockholders commencing on or about March 31,
2023 in connection with the Annual Meeting (the "Proxy Statement"), and is
incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
full text of the 2023 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 5, 2023, we held the Annual Meeting to consider and vote upon the
following proposals: (1) the election of directors to hold office until the 2024
annual meeting of our stockholders; (2) the approval of the 2023 Plan; and (3)
the ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal submitted to a
vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. For more information on the
following proposals, see our definitive Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The director nominees listed below were elected as directors to hold office
until the 2024 annual meeting of our stockholders based on the following vote:
Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Mark R. Newcomer 33,456,789.00 334,103.18 627,431.00
Matthew Lanford 33,649,592.00 141,300.18 627,431.00
Joan M. Herman 33,411,602.00 379,290.18 627,431.00
Dan R. Henry 28,224,408.00 5,566,484.18 627,431.00
Bruce Mina 31,142,051.00 2,648,841.18 627,431.00
Jeffrey B. Newman 33,768,224.00 22,668.18 627,431.00
Dennis Triplett 32,964,802.00 826,090.18 627,431.00
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Proposal 2: Approval of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
The 2023 Plan was approved based on the following vote:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
32,968,270.00 792,827.00 29,795.18 627,431.00
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Moss Adams LLP was ratified as our independent registered public accounting firm
for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 based on the following vote:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
34,388,909.00 9,398.00 20,016.18 0.00
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Paysign, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
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