About The Meeting: Questions And Answers
What am I voting on?
At this year’s meeting, you will be asked to:
(1)
elect five directors to serve until the election and qualification of their successors;
(2)
ratify the appointment of Gumbiner Savett Inc. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018;
(3)
approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers;
(4)
vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation; and
(5)
transact any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and how many votes do they have?
Stockholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2018 (the “Record Date”) may vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of our common stock has one vote. There were 21,358,853 shares of common stock outstanding on February 28, 2018. From April 23, 2017 through May 2, 2018, you may inspect, at our corporate offices, a list of stockholders eligible to vote. If you would like to inspect the list, please call Brian G. Fike, our interim Chief Financial Officer, at (206) 673-4848, to arrange a visit to our offices. In addition, the list of stockholders will be available for viewing by stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
How do I vote?
You may vote over the Internet, by telephone, by mail or in person at the Annual Meeting. Please be aware that if you vote by telephone or over the Internet, you may incur costs such as telephone and Internet access charges for which you will be responsible.
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 Wednesday, May 2, 2018. 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 Wednesday, May 2, 2018. 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 Combustion Corporation, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 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 in Person at the Meeting.
If you attend the Annual Meeting and plan to vote in person, we will provide you with a ballot at the Annual Meeting. If your shares are registered directly in your name, you are considered the stockholder of record and you have the right to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in the name of your broker or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name. As a beneficial owner, if you wish to vote at the Annual Meeting, you will need to bring to the Annual Meeting a legal proxy from your broker or other nominee authorizing you to vote those shares.
If you vote by any of the methods discussed above, you will be designating Stephen E. Pirnat, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and/or Brian G. Fike, our interim 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.