Knightscope shareholders approve all 2025 meeting items
Knightscope, Inc. reported the results of its September 8, 2025 annual stockholder meeting.
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Knightscope, Inc. reported the results of its September 8, 2025 annual stockholder meeting. A total of 4,789,341 votes were present or represented by proxy, equal to 58.51% of votes eligible as of the July 17, 2025 record date, meaning a majority of shares participated.
Stockholders elected four directors — William Santana Li, William G. Billings, Robert A. Mocny, and Melvin W. Torrie — to serve until the 2026 annual meeting, with each nominee receiving between 970,669 and 1,038,243 votes for, plus broker non-votes. They also ratified the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025, with 4,635,986 votes for, 72,639 against, and 80,716 abstentions.
In addition, stockholders approved an amendment to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the available number of Class A Common Stock shares, with 668,450 votes for, 491,629 against, and 32,137 abstentions, alongside 3,597,125 broker non-votes.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 8, 2025, Knightscope, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, holders of a total of 4,789,341 votes were present electronically or represented by proxy, representing approximately 58.51% of the votes that could be cast by the holders of the Company’s outstanding shares of stock as of the July 17, 2025 record date.
The following are the voting results for the proposals that were considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1 – Election of each of William Santana Li, William G. Billings, Robert A. Mocny, and Melvin W. Torrie to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
Nominee |
| Votes FOR |
| Votes WITHHELD |
| Broker Non-Votes |
William Santana Li |
| 985,569 |
| 206,647 |
| 3,597,125 |
William G. Billings |
| 970,669 |
| 221,547 |
| 3,597,125 |
Robert A. Mocny |
| 1,028,738 |
| 163,478 |
| 3,597,125 |
Melvin W. Torrie |
| 1,038,243 |
| 153,973 |
| 3,597,125 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Votes FOR |
| Votes AGAINST |
| Votes ABSTAINED |
| Broker Non-Votes |
4,635,986 |
| 72,639 |
| 80,716 |
| 0 |
Proposal 3 – Approval of the first amendment to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the available number of shares of Class A Common Stock.
Votes FOR |
| Votes AGAINST |
| Votes ABSTAINED |
| Broker Non-Votes |
668,450 |
| 491,629 |
| 32,137 |
| 3,597,125 |
Based on the foregoing votes, each director listed in Proposal 1 was elected and Proposals 2 and 3 were 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.
KNIGHTSCOPE, INC. | ||
Date: September 9, 2025 | By: | /s/ William Santana Li |
Name: | William Santana Li | |
Title: | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | |