Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”) of Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 8, 2021, the Company’s stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), approved the Wayside Technology Group, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2021 Incentive Plan”), which was previously adopted by the Board, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders.
The 2021 Incentive Plan authorizes the issuance of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and will expire on June 8, 2031. The 2021 Incentive Plan replaced the Company’s prior plan, the Wayside Technology Group, Inc. 2012 Stock-Based Compensation Plan (as amended, the “2012 Plan”). The 2021 Incentive Plan will not affect awards outstanding under the 2012 Plan, which will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms; however, no further grants will be made under the 2012 Stock Plan.
A summary of the 2021 Incentive Plan can be found under the caption “Proposal 4 - Approval of the Wayside Technology Group, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan” of Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2021 Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”), which is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing and the summary in the Proxy Statement are not complete summaries of the terms of the 2021 Incentive Plan and are qualified by reference to the text of the 2021 Incentive Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held the 2021 Annual Meeting on June 8, 2021. At the 2021 Annual Meeting, 3,699,053 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented either in person or by proxy, which is equal to 83.87% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock as of the record date. At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected the seven nominees named below to the Company’s Board of Directors, to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) approved a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iii) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021; and (iv) approved the Wayside Technology Group, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors — The final number of votes for, withheld or abstained from voting and broker-non-votes were as follows:
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Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Non- Votes |
Jeff Geygan | | 2,437,532 | | 130,888 | | - | | 1,130,633 |
Dale Foster | | 2,523,598 | | 44,822 | | - | | 1,130,633 |
Ross Crane | | 2,509,078 | | 59,342 | | - | | 1,130,633 |
Andy Bryant | | 2,367,467 | | 200,953 | | - | | 1,130,633 |
John McCarthy | | 2,438,571 | | 129,849 | | - | | 1,130,633 |
Carol DiBattiste | | 2,524,912 | | 43,508 | | - | | 1,130,633 |
Gerri Gold | | 2,522,618 | | 45,802 | | - | | 1,130,633 |
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Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers— The final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting and broker non-votes were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Non-Votes | |
2,322,262 | | 203,493 | | 42,665 | | 1,130,633 | |