BIO-key International Inc.

08/13/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/13/2025 14:46

Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
BIO-key International, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on Friday, August 8, 2025. All holders of record of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the close of business on June 20, 2025 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders approved the proposals set forth below. Each of the proposals is more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2025.
1. Proposal to elect the following nominees to serve as members of the Company's board of directors for a one-year term: Michael W. DePasquale, Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin), Robert J. Michel, Emmanuel Alia, and Cameron E. Williams. Each of the nominees were elected and the final voting results were as follows:
Name
Votes For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Michael DePasquale
1,000,092 300,305 2,713,111
Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin)
995,776 304,621 2,713,111
Robert J. Michel
1,001,229 299,168 2,713,111
Emmanuel Alia
996,098 304,299 2,713,111
Cameron E. Williams
1,001,119 299,278 2,713,111
2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Bush & Associates CPA LLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. The proposal was approved and the final voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
3,500,203 461,100 52,205 0
3. Proposal to approve, on a non-binding and advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. The proposal was approved and the final voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
975,360 317,871 7,166 2,713,111
4. Proposal to approve an amendment to the BIO-key International, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan. The proposal was approved and the final voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
984,898 306,548 8,951 2,713,111
5. Proposal to approve an amendment to the BIO-key International, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The proposal was approved and the final voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
1,024,119 269,561 6,717 2,713,111
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