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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2025
| BLINK
CHARGING CO. |
| (Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada |
|
001-38392 |
|
03-0608147 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
5081
Howerton Way, Suite A
Bowie, Maryland |
|
20715 |
| (Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (305) 521-0200
| N/A |
| (Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of Each Class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common
Stock |
|
BLNK
|
|
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Blink
Charging Co. (the “Company”)
June 26, 2025
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 26, 2025, we held our
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). The following matters were submitted to our stockholders for consideration
(all of which were set forth in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on May 14, 2025):
Proposal 1: Election
of five directors to our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal 2: Approval,
on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our executive officers.
Proposal 3: Ratification
of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.
We had 102,717,131 shares
of common stock outstanding on April 30, 2025, the record date for the Meeting. At the Meeting, holders of 51,537,688 shares of our common
stock were present in person or represented by proxy. The full voting results were as follows:
| 1. | Election of Directors. Our stockholders elected the five nominees listed
in our definitive proxy statement to serve on our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders. The results of the voting were as follows: |
| | |
Votes For | |
Votes Withheld | |
Broker Non-Votes |
| | |
| |
| |
|
| Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans | |
10,068,565 | |
4,644,960 | |
36,824,163 |
| | |
| |
| |
|
| Michael C. Battaglia | |
13,866,586 | |
746,935 | |
36,924,167 |
| | |
| |
| |
|
| Aviv Hillo | |
9,546,122 | |
4,661,979 | |
37,329,587 |
| | |
| |
| |
|
| Jack Levine | |
6,708,051 | |
7,905,470 | |
36,924,167 |
| | |
| |
| |
|
| Martha J. Crawford | |
13,763,910 | |
949,611 | |
36,824,167 |
| 2. | Advisory (Non-Binding) “Say-On-Pay” Vote to Approve Executive Compensation for 2024.
Our stockholders voted for the advisory approval of our executive compensation. The results of voting were as follows: |
| Votes For | |
Votes Against | |
Votes Abstained | |
Broker Non-Votes |
| | |
| |
| |
|
| 11,922,110 | |
2,515,872 | |
275,440 | |
36,824,266 |
| 3. | Ratification of Independent Registered Accounting Firm. Our stockholders ratified the appointment
of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2025. The results of the voting
were as follows: |
| Votes For | |
Votes Against | |
Votes Abstained | |
Broker Non-Votes |
| | |
| |
| |
|
| 49,475,471 | |
1,235,739 | |
826,478 | |
0 |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
| 101 |
|
Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). |
| 104 |
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| |
BLINK CHARGING CO. |
| |
|
| Dated: June 30, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Michael C. Battaglia |
| |
Name: |
Michael C. Battaglia |
| |
Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
