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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-069394"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLIR"
cik: "0001434524"
company_name: "ClearSign Technologies Corp"
filed_at: "2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T04:52:15.396059+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ClearSign shareholders approve reincorporation to Delaware, elect directors at annual meeting

## Summary
- All five director nominees elected; Robert T. Hoffman received 19.59M for, 40K withheld; other nominees similarly elected.
- Reincorporation from Washington to Delaware approved with 19.54M for, 48K against, 46K abstentions (8.25M broker non-votes).
- Ratification of BPM CPA LLP as auditor approved: 27.09M for, 634K against, 152K abstentions.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 16.10M for, 3.21M against, 316K abstentions (8.25M broker non-votes).
- Authorization to adjourn meeting approved with 25.14M for, 2.54M against, 194K abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-069394
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLIR
- cik: 0001434524
- company_name: ClearSign Technologies Corp
- filed_at: 2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465923069394/0001104659-23-069394-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465923069394/tm2318286-1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Nominee Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Robert T. Hoffman 19,591,456 40,142 8,249,270 Gary J. DiElsi 18,741,444 890,154 8,249,270 Colin James Deller 19,595,459 36,139 8,249,270 Catharine M. de Lacy 17,256,644 2,374,954 8,249,270 Judith S. Schrecker 16,616,551 3,015,047 8,249,270 Each of the five nominees for director was elected to serve as a director until the election and qualification of his or her successor or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465923069394/0001104659-23-069394-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved Reincorporation from the State of Washington to the State of Delaware. at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Proposal 4 . Reincorporation from the State of Washington to the State of Delaware. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 19,537,600 48,017 45,981 8,249,270 The shareholders approved the Company's reincorporation from the State of Washington to the State of Delaware.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465923069394/0001104659-23-069394-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's compensation paid to named executive officers. at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Proposal 3 . Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's compensation paid to named executive officers. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 16,102,465 3,213,536 315,597 8,249,270 The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465923069394/0001104659-23-069394-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved Authorization to adjourn the Annual Meeting at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Proposal 5 . Authorization to adjourn the Annual Meeting. For Against Abstentions 25,143,904 2,543,318 193,646 There were no broker non-votes on this proposal. The shareholders approved the authorization to adjourn the Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465923069394/0001104659-23-069394-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved Ratification of BPM CPA LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Proposal 2 . Ratification of BPM CPA LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. For Against Abstentions 27,094,154 634,485 152,229 There were no broker non-votes on this proposal. The shareholders ratified the appointment of BPM CPA LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465923069394/0001104659-23-069394-index.htm

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