UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2023
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 20, 2023, Fluence Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 163,926,717 of Company’s Class A, Class B-1 common stock and Class B-2 common stock (collectively, the “Common Stock”) were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 93.81% percent of the Company’s total outstanding Common Stock as of the January 23, 2023 record date. Each share of the Company’s Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share, and each share of the Company’s Class B-1 common stock is entitled to five votes per share. No shares of Class B-2 common stock were outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2023.
Item 1 — Election of twelve directors for a term of office expiring on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2024 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Cynthia Arnold | 388,223,150 | 6,568,236 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Herman Bulls | 378,404,241 | 16,387,145 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Emma Falck | 385,350,280 | 9,441,106 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Ricardo Falu | 385,353,399 | 9,437,987 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Elizabeth Fessenden | 394,183,116 | 608,270 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Harald von Heynitz | 388,212,051 | 6,579,335 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Barbara Humpton | 374,119,453 | 20,671,933 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Axel Meier | 379,328,232 | 15,463,154 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Tish Mendoza | 379,321,391 | 15,469,995 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Julian Nebreda | 386,053,609 | 8,737,777 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| John Christopher Shelton | 385,341,620 | 9,449,766 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
| Simon James Smith | 385,355,752 | 9,435,634 | 3,482,112 | ||||||||
Item 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 397,823,520 | 425,196 | 24,782 | 0 | ||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, the twelve director nominees were elected to serve on the Company's Board of Directors for a one year term expiring on the date of our annual meeting of stockholders in 2024 and Item 2 was approved.
SIGNATURES
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.
| FLUENCE ENERGY, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: March 22, 2023 | By: | /s/ Francis Fuselier | ||||||
| Francis Fuselier | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||