--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-23-123744" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ALCE" cik: "0001883984" company_name: "Alternus Clean Energy, Inc." filed_at: "2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-07T17:27:40.403404+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.75 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Clean Earth shareholders approve business combination with Alternus Energy; redemption of 2.6M shares ## Summary - Shareholders approved all proposals, including business combination and charter amendment, at December 4 Special Meeting. - Approximately 2.65M Class A shares redeemed at ~$10.68/share for total ~$28.3M. - Upon closing, company will rename to Alternus Clean Energy Inc. and trade under 'ALCE' and 'ALCEW' on Nasdaq. - Closing expected shortly after the meeting, subject to remaining conditions. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-23-123744 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ALCE - cik: 0001883984 - company_name: Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.75 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/tm2332284d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-123744 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-123744.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-123744.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved To approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: merger approval - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,936,151 1,482,309 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory governance proposal: elect not to be governed by Section 203 of DGCL at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,936,024 1,482,436 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory governance proposal: permit authorized shares of any class to be increased or decreased by majority vote at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,936,024 1,482,309 126 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory governance proposal: limit liability of officers to fullest extent permitted by law at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,114,609 2,303,750 100 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved To amend and restate the certificate of incorporation in the form of the Proposed Charter at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,936,151 1,482,309 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory governance proposal: authorize 150,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,936,024 1,482,436 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Election of seven directors to serve staggered terms at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,935,651 467,702 1,015,107 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Stock issuance proposal to approve issuance of more than 20% of common stock in connection with business combination at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: merger approval - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,935,923 1,482,436 100 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory governance proposal: remove blank check provisions at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 12,935,923 1,482,436 100 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. shareholders approved To approve and adopt the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-12-04 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-04 source text: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 11,782,000 2,636,460 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883984/000110465923123744/0001104659-23-123744-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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