Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 10, 2026, Clear Secure, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Common Stock (as defined below) approved, among other things, amendments to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Amendments") to (i) remove certain supermajority vote requirements and (ii) clarify the officer exculpation provision, as more fully described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2026 (the "2026 Proxy Statement"). The Amendments became effective upon the filing of the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securityholders.
On June 10, 2026, the Company held the Annual Meeting. In accordance with the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share ("Class A Common Stock") and Class C common stock, $0.00001 par value per share ("Class C Common Stock") have one vote per share, and holders of Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value per share ("Class B Common Stock") and Class D common stock, $0.00001 par value per share ("Class D Common Stock," and, collectively with the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, the "Common Stock") have twenty votes per share. The proposals are described in the 2026 Proxy Statement. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1.The Company's holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, elected nine directors listed below to the Board of Directors. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Caryn Seidman Becker
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473,020,343
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1,215,071
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8,205,243
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Michael Z. Barkin
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472,933,564
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1,301,850
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8,205,243
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Jeffery H. Boyd
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472,661,532
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1,573,882
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8,205,243
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Tomago Collins
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473,109,666
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1,125,748
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8,205,243
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Shawn Henry
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473,931,211
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304,203
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8,205,243
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Kathryn Hollister
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473,425,280
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810,134
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8,205,243
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Marne Levine
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473,592,251
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643,163
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8,205,243
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Peter Scher
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473,390,097
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845,317
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8,205,243
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Adam J. Wiener
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472,466,880
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1,768,534
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8,205,243
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2.The Company's holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, ratified the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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482,403,423
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11,115
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26,119
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0
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3.The Company's holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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452,365,461
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21,832,937
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37,016
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8,205,243
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4.The Company's holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, approved an amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to remove certain supermajority vote requirements. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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470,948,879
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3,271,238
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15,297
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8,205,243
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5.The Company's holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, approved an amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to clarify the officer exculpation provision. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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471,634,813
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2,516,586
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84,015
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8,205,243
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