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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 29, 2021

 

Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

British Columbia, Canada   001-39820   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

489 Fifth Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York

  10017
 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(646) 880-4382
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 shares without par value   CLVR   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one common share at an exercise price of $11.50   CLVRW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined 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 check mark 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On June 29, 2021, Clever Leaves Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description of each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each such proposal.

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

The director nominees listed below were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of one year. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

Name of Nominee  For   Withhold   Broker Non-Votes 
Kyle Detwiler   11,894,805    95,012    3,429,350 
                
Andres Fajardo   11,813,407    176,410    3,429,350 
                
Etienne Deffarges   11,663,706    326,111    3,429,350 
                
Elisabeth DeMarse   11,667,456    322,361    3,429,350 
                
Gary M. Julien   11,579,794    410,023    3,429,350 

 

Proposal 2: Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The shareholders have appointed BDO Canada LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
 
 15,378,636    23,143    17,388    0 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.

 

  By: /s/ David M. Kastin
    Name:  David M. Kastin
    Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

Date: June 30, 2021

 

 

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