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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 29, 2023, Canoo Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the close of business on October 27, 2023, the record date of the Annual Meeting, the Company had 704,742,479 shares of common stock outstanding. The holders of 368,870,802 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Annual Meeting, either online or by proxy, which constituted a quorum for the purpose of conducting business at the Annual Meeting.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.
The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominees for director to serve as directors for a term expiring in 2026 or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||
| Tony Aquila | 217,257,535 | 11,006,051 | |||
| Josette Sheeran | 117,935,423 | 110,328,163 |
Proposal No. 2: Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, was approved, on an advisory basis.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 207,421,584 | 18,398,801 | 2,443,201 | 140,607,216 |
Proposal No. 3: Proposal to ratify of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||
| 360,140,396 | 5,255,210 | 3,475,196 |
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.
| Date: January 2, 2024 | CANOO INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Hector Ruiz | |
| Name: | Hector Ruiz | |
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |