Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
OnMarch 7, 2023 ,SurgePays, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The total shares of capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of Annual Meeting's record date,January 9, 2023 (the "Record Date") were 13,831,028 shares of common stock. Approximately 72.74% of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting were present in person or by proxy thereby constituting a quorum. The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against/withheld, as well as the number of abstentions, as to such matters, where applicable, are set forth in the tables below. With respect to the election ofKevin Brian Cox ,David N. Keys ,David May ,Laurie Weisberg andRichard Schurfeld as directors to each serve a term on the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until each of their successors is elected and qualified, each nominee received the number of votes set forth opposite his or her name. Number of Votes Total Percent of Percent of Broker Votes For Votes For Votes Withheld Votes Withheld Non-Votes
Election of Kevin Brian Cox 7,056,768 96.96 % 221,116 3.04 % 2,784,132 Election of David N. Keys 6,938,987 95.34 % 338,897 4.66 % 2,784,132 Election of David May 7,063,353 97.05 % 214,531 2.95 % 2,784,132 Election of Laurie Weisberg 7,068,542 97.12 % 209,342 2.88 % 2,784,132 Election of Richard Schurfeld 7,067,756 97.11 %
210,128 2.89 % 2,784,132 Total Percent of Broker Votes For Votes Cast Votes Against Abstention/Withheld Non-Votes Ratification of the selection of RodeferMoss & Co., PLLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 9,849,195 99.78 % 21,476 191,345 - Approval of the 2022Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan 6,712,971 94.85 % 364,467 200,446 2,784,132 Non-binding advisory vote to approve compensation of the Company's named executive officers 6,852,594 97.24 % 193,930 231,360 2,784,132 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstention Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers 727,910 136,255 6,071,940 341,779
On the basis of the above votes, (i)Kevin Brian Cox ,David N. Keys ,David May ,Laurie Weisberg andRichard Schurfeld were elected as members of the Board; (ii) the ratification of the selection ofRodefer Moss & Co., PLLC , as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2022 was adopted; and (iii) the 2022Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan was approved. On the basis of the above votes, stockholders also voted a sufficient number of non-binding advisory votes to (i) approve the Company's executive compensation and (ii) vote on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers every three (3) years.
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