Stardust Power Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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On June 2, 2026, Stardust Power Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on April 6, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 9,990,130 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) entitled to vote at the meeting.
Item 5.02. Departure of Director or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (as so amended, the “Plan”) to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 2,600,000 shares and extend the Plan’s term to April 8, 2036.
For additional information regarding the Plan, please refer to the heading “Summary of the A&R 2024 Plan” contained in Proposal 5 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the Plan and the summary contained in the Proxy Statement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 with this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted upon the following five proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected each of the director nominees set forth below to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, with votes as follows:
| FOR | WITHHOLD | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||
| Roshan Pujari | 3,480,943 | 28,311 | 3,144,246 | |||
| Anupam Agarwal | 3,460,636 | 48,618 | 3,144,246 | |||
| Charlotte Nangolo | 3,482,531 | 26,723 | 3,144,246 | |||
| Mark Rankin | 3,482,843 | 26,411 | 3,144,246 | |||
| Michael Earl Cornett Sr. | 3,475,340 | 33,914 | 3,144,246 | |||
| Sudhindra Kankanwadi | 3,480,754 | 28,500 | 3,144,246 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The selection of KNAV CPA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the stockholders, with votes as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 6,546,354 | 69,354 | 37,792 | 0 |
Proposal 3: Approval of the Issuance of Shares of Common Stock in Accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules
The stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Lind Global Asset Management XIII LLC, with votes as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 3,311,967 | 190,554 | 6,733 | 3,144,246 |
Proposal 4: Approval of an Amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
The stockholders did not approve the amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to clarify the director removal provision, with votes as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 3,495,722 | 8,725 | 4,807 | 3,144,246 |
Proposal 5: Approval of an Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
The stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, with votes as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 3,251,765 | 252,333 | 5,156 | 3,144,246 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
List of Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| STARDUST POWER INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Roshan Pujari | |
| Name: | Roshan Pujari | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Dated: June 3, 2026 | ||