Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K is a current report filed by Global Partner Acquisition Corp. (not Purple Innovation, Inc.) on December 19, 2016. The filing details the results of the Company's 2016 annual meeting of stockholders held on the same date.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report focuses exclusively on corporate governance voting results.
Material Changes and Voting Results
Stockholders voted on two primary proposals at the annual meeting:
- Proposal 1: Election of Directors
- Pano Anthos and Jeffrey Weiss were re-elected as Class I directors.
- Voting Results: 10,176,373 votes For; 4,825,105 votes Withheld; 312,195 Broker Non-Votes.
- Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Auditor
- Stockholders ratified the selection of Withum Smith+Brown, PC as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.
- Voting Results: 15,297,966 votes For; 0 votes Against; 15,707 votes Abstain.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide guidance, outlook, management commentary on financial performance, risks, contingencies, or unusual items.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the registrant name is Global Partner Acquisition Corp., as the input metadata referenced "Purple Innovation, Inc."
- Confirm the re-election of directors Pano Anthos and Jeffrey Weiss for terms ending in 2018.
- Note the significant number of withheld votes (approx. 4.8 million) on the director election compared to the "For" votes (approx. 10.2 million).
- Confirm the appointment of Withum Smith+Brown, PC as the auditor for the 2016 fiscal year.