UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2023
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 7, 2023, The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Holders of the Company’s common stock were entitled to one vote per share held as of the close of business on April 10, 2023 (the “Record Date”). A total of 44,980,984 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 80.02 percent of the voting power of the Company’s common stock as of the Record Date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2023.
Item 1 — Election of three Class I directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Kirban | 39,423,456 | 966,144 | 4,591,384 | ||||||||||||||
| John Leahy | 40,243,820 | 145,780 | 4,591,384 | ||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Sadowsky | 34,845,963 | 5,543,637 | 4,591,384 | ||||||||||||||
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
| Votes FOR | Vote AGAINST | Votes ABSTAINED | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 44,812,117 | 164,320 | 4,547 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, Michael Kirban, John Leahy and Kenneth Sadowsky were elected and Item 2 was approved.
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.
THE VITA COCO COMPANY, INC. | ||||||||
Date: June 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Yolanda Goettsch | ||||||
Name: Yolanda Goettsch | ||||||||
Title: General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||