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): December 20, 2024
PERASO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
000-32929
(Commission File Number)
| Delaware | 77-0291941 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
2309 Bering Dr.
San Jose, California 95131
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 418-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 $0.001 per share | PRSO | 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 (17 CFR§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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, 2024, Peraso Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), and a quorum for the transaction of business was present in person virtually or represented by proxy, which represented approximately 45.3% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding shares of voting stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2024.
Summarized below are the final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
| ● | Proposal 1 - Election of directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders. |
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
| Ronald Glibbery | 1,018,255 | 70,033 | 665,371 | |||
| Daniel Lewis | 1,016,246 | 72,042 | 665,371 | |||
| Ian McWalter | 1,038,207 | 50,081 | 665,371 | |||
| Andreas Melder | 1,038,232 | 50,056 | 665,371 | |||
| Robert Y. Newell | 1,037,796 | 50,492 | 665,371 |
All of the foregoing candidates were elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until the election and qualification of his successor or his earlier resignation or removal.
| ● | Proposal 2 – Ratification of the audit committee’s appointment of Weinberg & Company, P.A. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 1,559,307 | 189,441 | 4,911 | - |
The foregoing proposal was approved.
| ● | Proposal 3 – Approval of the amendment of the Amended and Restated 2019 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares currently reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,500,000 shares. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 1,000,530 | 87,307 | 451 | 665,371 |
The foregoing proposal was approved.
| ● | Proposal 4 – Approval of one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 1,307,119 | 437,097 | 9,443 | - |
The foregoing proposal was approved.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| PERASO INC. | ||
| Date: December 26, 2024 | By: | /s/ James Sullivan |
| James Sullivan Chief Financial Officer | ||
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