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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2022

 

Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

000-55648   33-1230229
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer 
Identification No.)

 

56B 5th StreetLot 1

Carmel by the Sea, CA 93921

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(866477-4729

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former Name and Former Address)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

  

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
         

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 

 

 Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On November 2, 2022, Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) conducted its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the September 14, 2022 record date for the Annual Meeting was 376,901,679 shares outstanding (the “Voting Stock”). No other shares of the Company’s capital stock were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

 

The number of shares of Voting Stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was approximately 265,318,730 shares. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected each of William D. Corbett, Richard Rosenblum, Madisson Corbett, Clifford Henry and David Rios as a director until the Company’s next annual meeting or until their successors shall be elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of RBSM LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, (iii) approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio (to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s board of directors during a two year period ending on November 2, 2024) within a range of one (1) share of common stock for every two (2) to thirty (30) shares of common stock, and (iv) approved a potential adjournment of the annual meeting,

 

The Company’s stockholders did not approve the proposed amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide the board of directors with the authority to, at its discretion, fix by resolution or resolutions, the designations, rights and privileges of the Company’s authorized preferred stock.

 

The following is a tabulation of the voting on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

 

William D. Corbett, Richard Rosenblum, Madisson G. Corbett, Clifford Henry and David Rios were each elected as a director to serve for a one-year term that expires at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Nominee  Shares Voted For   Shares Withheld   Broker Non-Vote 
William D. Corbett   177,223,133    21,888,095    66,207,502 
Richard Rosenblum   147,563,408    51,547,820    66,207,502 
Madisson G. Corbett   163,353,921    35,757,307    66,207,502 
Clifford W. Henry   147,365,918    51,745,310    66,207,502 
David Rios   147,162,003    51,949,225    66,207,502 

 

Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm

 

The appointment of RBSM LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares Voted For   Shares Voted Against   Shares Abstaining   Broker Non-Vote
 248,607,355    15,029,345    1,682,030   n/a

 

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Proposal No. 3 – Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio to be determined in the discretion of the board of directors within a range of one (1) share of common stock for every two (2) to thirty (30) shares of common stock

 

An amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect the reverse stock split at a ratio to be determined at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors during a two year period ending on November 2, 2024 within a range of one (1) share of common stock for every two (2) to thirty (30) shares of common stock was approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares Voted For   Shares Voted Against   Shares Abstaining   Broker Non-Vote
 255,141,894    8,538,514    1,638,322   n/a

 

Proposal No. 4 – Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide the board of directors with the authority to, at its discretion, fix by resolution or resolutions, the designations, rights and privileges of the Company’s authorized preferred stock

 

An amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide the Company’s board of directors with the authority, at its discretion, to fix by resolution or resolutions, the designations, rights, and privileges of the Company’s authorized preferred stock was not approved. The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares Voted For   Shares Voted Against   Shares Abstaining   Broker Non-Vote 
 145,049,250    18,118,135    35,943,843    66,207,502 

 

Proposal No. 5 – Approval of the adjournment of the Annual Meeting

 

The adjournment of the annual meeting was approved, although no adjournment was undertaken. The voting results were as follows:

 

Shares Voted For   Shares Voted Against   Shares Abstaining   Broker Non-Vote
 227,272,420    3,550,119    34,496,191   n/a

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  INNOVATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
Dated: November 2, 2022 By: /s/ William D. Corbett
  Name:  William D. Corbett
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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