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At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected all director candidates, (2) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (3) ratified the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2023, (4) did not approve the issuance of common stock underlying the pre-funded warrant held by ProFrac Holdings II, LLC, and (5) approved amendments to the Flotek Industries, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805423000097/0000928054-23-000097-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"76180d336dbc2b05947d7b1d9fcf4d171be154c6","claim":"FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/ shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-06-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 2: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 29,802,745 1,288,132 121,173 24,307,909","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805423000097/0000928054-23-000097-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"953c05bdee3bb30cf0886f34eac0ae189d9fe35b","claim":"FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/ shareholders approved Ratification of independent registered accounting firm at the 2023-06-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 3: Ratification of independent registered accounting firm For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 52,681,864 2,720,964 117,131 N/A","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805423000097/0000928054-23-000097-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f741d9f4b935f2009614ad4e101257af2c7b388f","claim":"FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/ shareholders approved Approval of amendments to Flotek Industries, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the 2023-06-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 5: Approval of amendments to Flotek Industries, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 29,970,332 1,086,861 154,857 24,307,909","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805423000097/0000928054-23-000097-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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