Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Plug Power Inc. (the Company)
held a special meeting of stockholders on October 23, 2017 (the Special Meeting). At the Special Meeting, the Companys stockholders voted upon the following five proposals, which are described in detail in the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2017:
1.
A proposal to ratify the filing and effectiveness of the certificate of amendment to the Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the Certificate of Incorporation) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the Secretary of State) on June 21, 2000 and the increase in the number of shares of the Companys authorized common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), effected thereby (the 2000 Share Increase Amendment Ratification).
2.
A proposal to ratify the filing and effectiveness of the certificate of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on July 25, 2014 and the increase in the number of shares of the Companys authorized Common Stock effected thereby (the 2014 Share Increase Amendment Ratification).
3.
A proposal to ratify the filing and effectiveness of the certificate of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on June 30, 2017 and the increase in the number of shares of the Companys authorized Common Stock effected thereby (the 2017 Share Increase Amendment Ratification and, together with the 2000 Share Increase Amendment Ratification and the 2014 Share increase Amendment Ratification, the Share Increase Amendment Ratifications).
4.
A proposal to ratify the filing and effectiveness of the certificate of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on May 19, 2011 and the 1-for-10 reverse stock split effected thereby (Reverse Stock Split Amendment Ratification and, together with the Share Increase Amendment Ratifications, the Ratifications).
5.
A proposal to approve an adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of any of the Ratifications (the Adjournment Proposal).
The votes cast with respect to each of the proposals are set forth below. There were no broker non-votes with respect to any of the proposals.
1.
Approval of 2000 Share Increase Amendment Ratification:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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150,993,609
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12,207,389
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3,812,491
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2.
Approval of the 2014 Share Increase Amendment Ratification:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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149,159,786
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14,100,881
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3,752,822
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3.
Approval of the 2017 Share Increase Amendment Ratification:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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146,552,052
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17,028,878
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3,432,559
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|
4.
Approval of the Reverse Stock Split Amendment Ratification:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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146,140,204
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17,193,552
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3,679,733
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5.
Approval of the Adjournment Proposal:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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144,537,933
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18,501,735
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3,973,821
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The results reported above are the final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the Special Meeting.
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