UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): December 20, 2022
| Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
| Delaware | | 001-39982 | | 85-3230987 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (I.R.S Employer |
| of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification Number) |
4360 Park Terrace Drive, Suite 100
Westlake Village,California, 91361
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(805) 852-0000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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(s) | | Name of each exchange on
which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | NRGV | | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
x 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 December 20, 2022, Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the preliminary results of those votes, as informed by the independent inspector of election of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, were as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Class I Directors
| | | Votes
For | | | Votes
Withheld | | | Broker
Non-Votes | |
| Larry Paulson | | | 82,285,119 | | | | 6,872,410 | | | | 12,807,511 | |
| Mary Beth Mandanas | | | 88,044,787 | | | | 1,112,742 | | | | 12,807,511 | |
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022
| | | | | | | |
Votes
For | | Votes
Against | | Votes
Abstaining | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 101,817,916 | | 133,804 | | 13,320 | | -- |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| | ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS, INC. |
| | | |
| Date: December 20, 2022 | By: | /s/ Josh McMorrow |
| | | Josh McMorrow |
| | | Chief Legal Officer |
