--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000950170-23-027261" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "VERI" cik: "0001615165" company_name: "Veritone, Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T03:53:51.177184+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Veritone shareholders elect directors, approve auditor and 2023 equity plan at annual meeting ## Summary - Chad Steelberg and Ryan Steelberg elected as Class III directors to three-year term through 2026. - Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for FY 2023 approved by 24,519,569 votes. - Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 13,828,029 votes in favor. - One-year frequency for future say-on-pay advisory votes approved; Board adopts annual frequency. - 2023 Equity Incentive Plan approved with 11,415,213 votes for and 3,892,945 against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000950170-23-027261 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: VERI - cik: 0001615165 - company_name: Veritone, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000095017023027261/0000950170-23-027261-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000095017023027261/veri-20230608.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-027261 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-027261.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-027261.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Veritone, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-06-08 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-08 source text: Proposal 4 To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a one year frequency for future advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The voting results were: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 14,621.249 70,695 674,038 22,353 9,286,113 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000095017023027261/0000950170-23-027261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Veritone, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-08 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-08 source text: Proposal 2 To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Such proposal was approved by a majority of the total votes cast. The voting results were: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 24,519.569 124,166 30,713 – evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000095017023027261/0000950170-23-027261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Veritone, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-06-08 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-08 source text: Proposal 5 To approve the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. Such proposal was approved by a majority of the total votes cast. The voting results were: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 11,415,213 3,892,945 80,177 9,286,113 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000095017023027261/0000950170-23-027261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Veritone, Inc. shareholders approved Election of two nominees, Chad Steelberg and Ryan Steelberg, as Class III directors at the 2023-06-08 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-08 source text: The voting results were: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Chad Steelberg 11,830,128 3,558,207 9,286,113 Ryan Steelberg 13,434,658 1,953,677 9,286,113 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000095017023027261/0000950170-23-027261-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Veritone, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-06-08 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-08 source text: Proposal 3 To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Such proposal was approved, on an advisory basis, by a majority of the total votes cast. The voting results were: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 13,828,029 1,545,973 14,333 9,286,113 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000095017023027261/0000950170-23-027261-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.