Digimarc Corporation Announces Annual Meeting Results and Shareholder Approval of Key Proposals

The annual meeting of Digimarc Corporation's shareholders took place on May 7, 2025, where 18,247,547 shares, representing 85% of outstanding shares, were presented to vote either in person or by proxy. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting have been disclosed in the company's FORM 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

• Seven new directors were elected for a term of one year: Lashonda Anderson-Williams, Sheila Cheston, Sandeep Dadlani, Katie Kool, Riley McCormack, Dana Mcilwain, and Michael Park, with each receiving more than 13.5 million votes in favor.
• KPMG LLP was ratified as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, with 17,976,618 votes in favor.
• The nonbinding advisory vote to approve compensation paid to the Company's executive officers received 11,635,151 votes in favor.
• The Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Approval of Amendments to the Digimarc Corporation 2018 Incentive Plan, and Proposal 4 were all ratified with significant shareholder support.

Statistics:

• 18,247,547 shares represented at the Annual Meeting, accounting for 85% of outstanding shares.
• 13,538,574 votes in favor of Lashonda Anderson-Williams, the highest number among all directors elected.
• 17,976,618 votes in favor of ratifying KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

Sources:

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, DIGIMARC CORPORATION, Form 8-K, filed on May 8, 2025.