UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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): June 8, 2021
Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38742 | 83-0982969 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(857) 264-7035
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | ADN | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants to purchase one share of common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 | | ADNWW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Sec. 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Sec. 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 8, 2021, at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
Proposal One: The stockholders elected Anggelos Skutaris and Katrina Fritz as directors, each to serve on the board of directors of the Company until the 2024 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders to be held in 2024 or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified in accordance with our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal, based on the following votes:
| Director Nominee | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Anggelos Skutaris | | 29,475,620 | | 145,526 | | 1,325,526 |
| Katrina Fritz | | 29,477,589 | | 143,557 | | 1,325,692 |
Proposal Two: The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, based on the following votes:
| | For | | Against | | Abstain | |
| | 30,910,146 | | 25,388 | | 11,304 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. |
| | |
Date: June 10, 2021 | By: | |
| | | Vassilios Gregoriou |
| | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
