IP Strategy Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 25, 2026
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5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 25, 2026, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) of IP Strategy Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment (“Amendment No. 3”) to the IP Strategy Holdings, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”) to increase the maximum total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2024 Plan to 500,000 shares (an increase of 412,500 shares). The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved Amendment No. 3 to the 2024 Plan, subject to stockholder approval, on April 27, 2026.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 3 to the 2024 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 3, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report. A more complete description of the terms of Amendment No. 3 and the 2024 Plan can be found in “Proposal Two - Approval of an Amendment to the 2024 Plan to Increase the Plan’s Shares Available for Issuance” on pages 20 to 26 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 25, 2026, the Company held the 2026 Annual Meeting. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the 2026 Proxy Statement. Stockholders representing approximately 48% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum.
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders cast their votes as set forth below to elect three (3) Class II Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term or until their successors are duly qualified and elected:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Matthew J. Swann | 118,369 | 12,395 | 131,599 | ||||||||
| Jennifer D.H. Stiefel | 127,890 | 2,874 | 131,599 | ||||||||
| Andrew M. Varga | 128,460 | 2,304 | 131,599 | ||||||||
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders cast their votes as set forth below to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the shares available for issuance:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
84,914 | 44,684 | 1,166 | 131,599 | ||||||||
Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders cast their votes as set forth below to ratify the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2026:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
251,925 | 9,202 | 1,236 | 0 | ||||||||
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 25, 2026 | IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Justin Stiefel | |||||||
| Justin Stiefel | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
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