Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 13, 2021, Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on March 19, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 25,200,343 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 21,896,757.557427, or approximately 89.69% of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote, were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.
The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:
| 1. | The election of three Class I directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and |
| 2. | The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. |
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021.
The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
The following nominees for election as director of the Company received the number of votes set opposite their respective names:
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Director Nominee | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
J. Miguel Fernandez de Castro | | 13,345,612.557427 | | 6,416,273 | | 52,554 | | 2,082,318 |
Vijay Manthripragada | | 13,430,228.557427 | | 6,356,659 | | 27,552 | | 2,082,318 |
Robin Newmark | | 12,113,771.557427 | | 7,655,458 | | 45,210 | | 2,082,318 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected.
| 2. | The Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2021 |
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 received the following votes:
| | | | | | |
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
21,874,291 | | 2,284.557427 | | 20,182 | | 0 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 was duly ratified.