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): February 21, 2023
BRILLIANT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| British Virgin Islands | 001-39341 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
99 Dan Ba Road, C-9, Putuo District,
Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (86) 021-80125497
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 | ||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The Stock Market LLC | ||||
| The 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
On February 21, 2023, Brilliant Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purpose of approving: (i) the Director Election Proposal and (ii) the Auditor Ratification Proposal. For more information on these proposals, which are described below, please refer to the Company’s proxy statement, dated February 9, 2023, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2023.
As of the record date of February 9, 2023, there were 1,816,733 ordinary shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, there were present, in person or by proxy, shareholders holding an aggregate of 1,368,952 ordinary shares, representing approximately 75.35% of the ordinary shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting; therefore a quorum was present.
Director Election Proposal — a proposal to re-elect Zan Wu and Brian Ferrier as the Class I directors to the Company’s Board of Directors.
The two Class I director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors were each re-elected to serve as a director until the second annual meeting of shareholders following the Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results for each nominee were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| Zan Wu | 1,364,534 | 4,418 | 0 | |||
| Brian Ferrier | 1,364,534 | 4,418 | 0 |
Auditor Ratification Proposal — a proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The Auditor Ratification Proposal received the following final voting results:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 1,368,952 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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.
| BRILLIANT ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Dr. Peng Jiang | ||
| Name: | Dr. Peng Jiang | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: February 21, 2023 | |||
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