WisdomTree Announces Preliminary Voting Results of its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
June 12 2024 - 11:13AM
Business Wire
Stockholders vote for all proposals, including
to elect all nine of WisdomTree’s director nominees
Voters repudiate ETFS Capital and Graham
Tuckwell
WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT) (“WisdomTree” or the “Company”), a
global financial innovator, today announced the preliminary voting
results of its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2024 Annual
Meeting”).
Based on the preliminary voting results provided by the
Company’s proxy solicitor, stockholders have chosen to elect
ALL nine of WisdomTree’s nominees to the Company’s Board of
Directors: Lynn S. Blake, Anthony Bossone, Smita Conjeevaram, Rilla
Delorier, Daniela Mielke, Shamla Naidoo, Win Neuger, Tonia Pankopf
and Jonathan Steinberg. Stockholders have also preliminarily
accepted all other proposals, including say-on-pay, one-year
frequency for say-on-pay, the ratification of the appointment of
the Company’s auditor and the ratification of the extension of the
Company’s stockholder rights plan.
Win Neuger, Chair of the WisdomTree Board of Directors, said,
“Our entire Board and management team are grateful that our
stockholders have recognized the ongoing success of the Company’s
business strategy, which is evident in our strong financial track
record and continued positive momentum as we head into the second
half of 2024. We are confident in WisdomTree’s vision, and we look
forward to continuing to deliver on our strategy moving
forward.”
The preliminary vote count is subject to certification by the
independent inspector of election. Final voting results of the 2024
Annual Meeting will be made available in a current report on Form
8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Final
results will also be made available on WisdomTree’s investor
relations website.
Advisors
BofA Securities is serving as financial advisor, and Paul
Hastings and Goodwin Procter are serving as legal counsel to
WisdomTree. Innisfree M&A is serving as proxy solicitor, and
H/Advisors Abernathy is serving as strategic communications
advisor.
About WisdomTree
WisdomTree is a global financial innovator, offering a
well-diversified suite of exchange-traded products (ETPs), models,
solutions and products leveraging blockchain technology. We empower
investors and consumers to shape their future and support financial
professionals to better serve their clients and grow their
businesses. WisdomTree is leveraging the latest financial
infrastructure to create products that provide access, transparency
and an enhanced user experience. Building on our heritage of
innovation, we are also developing and have launched
next-generation digital products, services and structures,
including digital or blockchain-enabled mutual funds and tokenized
assets, as well as our blockchain-native digital wallet, WisdomTree
Prime®.*
*The WisdomTree Prime digital wallet and digital asset services
are made available through WisdomTree Digital Movement, Inc. (NMLS
ID: 2372500) and WisdomTree Digital Trust Company, LLC, in select
U.S. jurisdictions and may be limited where prohibited by law.
WisdomTree Digital Trust Company, LLC is chartered as a limited
purpose trust company by the New York State Department of Financial
Services to engage in virtual currency business. Visit
https://www.wisdomtreeprime.com or the WisdomTree Prime mobile app
for more information.
WisdomTree currently has approximately $108.9 billion in assets
under management globally.
For more information about WisdomTree and WisdomTree Prime®,
visit: https://www.wisdomtree.com.
Please visit us on X, formerly known as Twitter, at
@WisdomTreeNews.
WisdomTree® is the marketing name for WisdomTree, Inc. and its
subsidiaries worldwide.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
Any statements contained in this press release that do not
describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Such statements are identified by use of the words
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,”
“plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “views,” and similar
expressions. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are
based on current expectations, but are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated, including, but not limited to, the impact and
contributions of the slate of director nominees WisdomTree has
nominated, and WisdomTree’s ability to achieve its financial and
business plans, goals and objectives and drive stockholder value,
including with respect to its ability to successfully implement its
strategy relating to WisdomTree Prime®, and other risk factors
discussed from time to time in WisdomTree’s filings with the SEC,
including those factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors”
in its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC
on February 23, 2024, and in subsequent reports filed with or
furnished to the SEC. WisdomTree assumes no obligation and does not
intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as
required by law, to reflect events or circumstances occurring after
today’s date.
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Investor Relations WisdomTree, Inc. Jeremy Campbell
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