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): June 17, 2021

 

SharpSpring, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   

Delaware

 

001-36280

 

05-0502529

(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

5001 Celebration Pointe Avenue, Gainesville, FL

 

32608

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 888-428-9605 

 

___________________________________________

(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 $0.001 per share

SHSP

NASDAQ Stock Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e) Amendment to the SharpSpring, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

 

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sharpspring, Inc. (the “Company”) held on Thursday, June 17, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Plan to 1,275,000; and (ii) increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options to 1,275,000, to ensure that the Company has adequate ways in which to provide stock based compensation to its directors, officers, employees, and consultants. The Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders previously approved the Plan. The Company’s executive officers are eligible to participate in the Plan. A summary of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021. A copy of the Plan and the amendment to the Plan are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sharpspring, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, June 17, 2021. As of the close of business on April 21, 2021, the Company had outstanding 12,834,252 shares of common stock, of which 9,978,074 shares were represented at the meeting by proxy and in person; accordingly, a quorum was constituted. The matters voted upon and the final results of the voting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 1. The following persons were elected to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified: 

 

Name

 

Votes

For

 

 

Votes

 Withheld

 

 

Broker

Non-votes

 

Steven A. Huey

 

 

9,766,095

 

 

 

25,150

 

 

 

186,829

 

Richard Carlson

 

 

9,762,980

 

 

 

28,265

 

 

 

186,829

 

Scott Miller

 

 

9,456,245

 

 

 

335,000

 

 

 

186,829

 

Savneet Singh

 

 

7,835,405

 

 

 

1,955,840

 

 

 

186,829

 

Jason Costi

 

 

9,766,975

 

 

 

24,270

 

 

 

186,829

 

 

Proposal 2:  Ratify Cherry Bekaert LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 2.  The proposal was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-votes

 9,969,272

 

 6,764

 

 2,038

 

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Proposal 3:  Adoption of the Amendment to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan 

 

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 3. The proposal was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-votes

 8,486,976

 

 1,189,693

 

 114,576

 

186,829

 

 
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Proposal 4:  Advisory vote to approve compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

 

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 4. The proposal was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-votes

 9,440,583

 

 333,667

 

 16,995

 

186,829

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

SharpSpring, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Schedule 14A filed on April 30, 2019.

10.2

 

Amendment No. 2 to SharpSpring, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Schedule 14A filed on April 30, 2021.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

SHARPSPRING, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Aaron Jackson

 

 

Aaron Jackson,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Dated: June 22, 2021

 

 
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