If you are a holder of record of Common Stock, including those shares held as a constituent security of our units, you may vote virtually at the Special Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting virtually, the Company urges you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid envelope. You may still attend the Special Meeting and vote virtually if you have already voted by proxy.
If your shares of Common Stock, including those shares held as a constituent security of our units, are held in “street name” by a broker or other agent, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Special Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares virtually at the Special Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.
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How many votes do I have?
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On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of Common Stock you own as of the Record Date.
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What happens if I do not vote?
Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If you are a stockholder of record and do not vote virtually at the Special Meeting or by proxy by completing your proxy card or submitting your proxy through the internet, your shares will not be voted.
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank
Under the rules governing banks and brokers who submit a proxy card with respect to shares held in street name, such banks and brokers have the discretion to vote on routine matters, but not on non-routine matters.
The Company expects that (i) Proposal 1 — the Charter Amendment Proposal and (ii) Proposal 2 — the Adjournment Proposal will be considered routine matters. In this regard, we believe that your broker or nominee will be permitted to vote your “uninstructed” shares on both Proposal 1 and Proposal 2. However, this remains subject to the final determination from the Nasdaq Capital Market regarding which of the proposals are “routine” or “non-routine.”
If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would prefer, you must provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other agent by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your broker, bank or other agent.
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What if I return a proxy card or otherwise submit a proxy but do not make specific choices?
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If you are a record holder and return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise submit a proxy without marking voting selections, your shares will be voted, as applicable, “FOR” Proposal 1 — the Charter Amendment Proposal and “FOR” Proposal 2 — the Adjournment Proposal. If any other matter is properly presented at the Special Meeting, your proxy holder (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares in his or her discretion.
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If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and I do not provide my broker or bank with voting instructions, what happens?
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If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other agent how to vote your shares, your broker, bank or other agent may still be able to vote your shares in its discretion. In this regard, under the rules of governing banks and brokers who submit a proxy card with respect to shares held in street name, such banks and brokers have the discretion to vote on routine matters, but not on non-routine matters.
In this regard, we believe that your broker or nominee will be permitted to vote your “uninstructed” shares on both Proposal 1 and Proposal 2. However, this remains subject to the final determination from