UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
May 9, 2023
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BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 001-39046 (Commission File Number) | 84-1890381 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||
55 Hudson Yards, 14th Floor New York, NY 10001 | ||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) | ||||||||
| (212) 967-1009 | ||||||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | BLDE | The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||||||
| Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 | BLDEW | The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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 May 9, 2023, Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2023. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1.The Company’s stockholders elected the three Class II directors listed below to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Eric Affeldt | 26,198,609 | 7,550,028 | 8,066,080 | ||||||||
| Andrew Lauck | 33,093,573 | 655,064 | 8,066,080 | ||||||||
| Kenneth Lerer | 21,455,242 | 12,293,395 | 8,066,080 | ||||||||
2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 41,152,498 | 556,045 | 106,174 | 0 | ||||||||
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Dated: May 11, 2023 | By: | /s/ William A. Heyburn | |||||||||||||||
| Name: | William A. Heyburn | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||