Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
There were 51,750,000 shares of common stock of the Company issued and
outstanding on
At the Special Meeting, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of stockholders. For more information on each of these proposals, see the Proxy Statement.
(1) The Business Combination Proposal. A proposal to consider and vote upon a
proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was attached to the Proxy Statement as Annex A.
(2) The Charter Proposals. The following eight separate proposals to approve the
Embark Technology Charter:
a. Charter Proposal 2.A - to authorize the change in the authorized capital stock
of the Company from 100,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Preferred Stock, to 4,000,000,000 shares of Embark Technology Class A Common Stock, 100,000,000 shares of Embark Technology Class B Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Embark Technology preferred stock;
b. Charter Proposal 2.B - to authorize the dual-class capital structure and
provide that holders of shares of Embark Technology Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the holders thereof, and holders of Embark Technology Class B Common Stock will be entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by the holders thereof;
c. Charter Proposal 2.C - to provide that Embark Technology's board of directors
be divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected
in each year and each class serving a three-year term;
d. Charter Proposal 2.D - to provide that (i) after the Trigger Date and until
the Sunset Date, a director of Embark Technology may be removed, with or without cause, only upon the affirmative vote of a holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the Embark Technology Common Stock entitled to vote in an election of directors and (ii) during any other period, including prior to the Trigger Date and after the Sunset Date, directors may be removed only for cause and only by holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the Embark Technology Common Stock entitled to vote in an election of directors;
e. Charter Proposal 2.E - to provide that (i) following the Trigger Date and
until the Sunset Date, all vacancies on the board of directors, however created, may only be filled by the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Embark Technology Common Stock entitled to vote in an election of directors and (ii) for any other period, including prior to the Trigger Date and after the Sunset Date, any director vacancy may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;
f. Charter Proposal 2.F - to provide that the amendment of certain provisions of
the Embark Technology Charter will require (i) prior to the Trigger Date, the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Embark Technology Common Stock with each class voting separately as a class, and (ii) on or after the Trigger Date, the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the total voting power of the outstanding Embark Technology Common Stock voting together as a single class;
g. Charter Proposal 2.G - to provide that any amendment to the Embark Technology
Bylaws will require (i) prior to the Trigger Date, the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Embark Technology Common Stock with each class voting separately as a class, (ii) after the Trigger Date but prior to the Sunset Date, the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding Embark Technology Common Stock entitled to vote on the election of directors voting together as a single class and (iii) after the Sunset Date, the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the then outstanding Embark Technology Common Stock entitled to vote in an election of directors, voting as a single class; and
h. Charter Proposal 2.H - to authorize all other changes in connection with the
replacement of the NGA Existing Charter with the Embark Technology Charter in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination (a copy of which is attached to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C), including (1) changing the corporate name from "Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II" to "Embark Technology, Inc. ," (2) making Embark Technology's corporate existence perpetual, (3) electing not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL following the Trigger Date and, instead, be governed by a provision substantially similar to Section 203 of the DGCL, except that the modified restrictions provide that the Embark Founders and their permitted transferees will not be deemed to be "interested stockholders," regardless of the percentage of their voting stock and are therefore not be subject to such restrictions; provided that, prior to the Trigger Date, Section 203 of the DGCL shall govern such transactions and (4) removing certain provisions related to the Company's status as a blank check company that will no longer be applicable upon consummation of the Business Combination and certain other changes that the Company's Board deems appropriate for a public operating company, all of which the Company's board of directors believes are necessary to adequately address the needs of Embark Technology after the Business Combination.
(3) The Director Election Proposal. A proposal, assuming the Business Combination
Proposal and the Charter Proposals are approved, to elect seven directors who, upon consummation of the Business Combination, will be the directors of Embark Technology.
(4) The Stock Issuance Proposal. A proposal to approve for purposes of complying
with the applicable provisions of NYSE Listed CompanyManual Rule 312.03, the issuance of (a) Embark Technology Class A Common Stock to thePIPE Investors , including theFPA PIPE Investors , pursuant to the PIPE Financing and (b) Embark Technology Class A Common Stock and Embark Technology Class B Common Stock to the Embark Stockholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(5) The Incentive Award Plan Proposal. A proposal to approve and adopt the Embark
Technology 2021 Plan.
(6) The ESPP Proposal. A proposal to approve and adopt the ESPP.
(7) The Adjournment Proposal. A proposal to approve the adjournment of the
Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for the approval of one or more proposals at the Special Meeting.
Each of the proposals was approved by the requisite vote of the Company's stockholders. The final voting results for each proposal are described below.
Proposal For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1. The Business Combination Proposal 39,965,277 1,980,124 52 0 2. The Charter Proposals: Charter Proposal 2.A. 39,732,427 2,210,784 2,242 0 Charter Proposal 2.B. 39,707,872 2,234,999 2,582 0 Charter Proposal 2.C. 39,958,666 1,983,049 3,738 0 Charter Proposal 2.D. 39,961,514 1,980,847 3,092 0 Charter Proposal 2.E. 39,961,543 1,981,694 2,216 0 Charter Proposal 2.F. 39,960,487 1,981,870 3,096 0 Charter Proposal 2.G. 39,961,337 1,980,980 3,136 0 Charter Proposal 2.H. 39,955,240 1,986,931 3,282 0 Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes 3. The Director Election Proposal: Alex Rodrigues 39,693,251 2,252,202 0 Brandon Moak 39,693,261 2,252,192 0 Elaine Chao 39,690,913 2,254,540 0 Patricia Chiodo 39,692,562 2,252,891 0 Pat Grady 39,693,261 2,252,192 0 Ian Robertson 39,215,167 2,730,284 0 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 4. The Stock Issuance Proposal 39,961,785 1,980,471 3,197 0 5. The Incentive Award Plan Proposal 39,914,019 2,022,147 9,287 0 6. The ESPP Proposal 39,958,575 1,982,090 4,788 0 7. The Adjournment Proposal 39,695,043 2,249,793 617 0
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Stockholders holding 29,986,289 shares of the Company's common stock exercised
their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the
Company's trust account ("Trust Account"). As a result, approximately
The Company,
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release datedNovember 10, 2021 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded 104 within the inline XBRL document)
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