---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-071865"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLIR"
cik: "0001434524"
company_name: "ClearSign Technologies Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-09T20:30:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T20:40:31.239968+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ClearSign shareholders elect all four board nominees, approve equity plan and auditor at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All four director nominees elected: Basenese, Deller, DiGiandomenico, Silva (each with >74% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- BPM CPA LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2026 with 3,263,437 for vs 394,510 against.
- Amended 2021 Equity Incentive Plan approved with 1,546,015 for vs 659,279 against (excluding 1,453,588 broker non-votes).
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 1,826,151 for vs 379,205 against; adjournment proposal also approved.
- Quorum of 3,666,852 shares (67.79% of voting power) present at meeting held June 8, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-071865
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLIR
- cik: 0001434524
- company_name: ClearSign Technologies Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-09T20:30:35+00:00
- event_type: other
- 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/1434524/000110465926071865/0001104659-26-071865-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465926071865/tm2617145d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved The approval, on an advisory basis, of the appointment of BPM CPA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-08
  source text: Proposal 2 . The approval, on an advisory basis, of the appointment of BPM CPA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. For Against Abstentions 3,263,437 394,510 8,905 There were no broker non-votes on this proposal. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the appointment of BPM CPA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465926071865/0001104659-26-071865-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved The approval of the amended and restated ClearSign Technologies Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “A&R 2021 Plan”). at the 2026-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-08
  source text: Proposal 3 . The approval of the amended and restated ClearSign Technologies Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “A&R 2021 Plan”). For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,546,015 659,279 7,970 1,453,588 The stockholders approved the A&R 2021 Plan.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465926071865/0001104659-26-071865-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. at the 2026-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-08
  source text: Proposal 4 . The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,826,151 379,205 7,908 1,453,588 The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465926071865/0001104659-26-071865-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-08
  source text: Proposal 1 . Election of Directors. Nominee Name For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Louis J. Basenese 1,808,414 370,481 34,369 1,453,588 Colin James Deller 1,995,376 217,011 877 1,453,588 Anthony DiGiandomenico 1,775,452 418,786 19,026 1,453,588 G. Todd Silva 1,829,493 364,781 18,990 1,453,588 Each of the four nominees standing for re-election as a director was elected to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the election and qualification of his successor or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465926071865/0001104659-26-071865-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ClearSign Technologies Corp shareholders approved The approval of one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to a later date or dates to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the A&R 2021 Plan or in the absence of a quorum (the “Adjournment Proposal”). at the 2026-06-08 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-08
  source text: Proposal 5 . The approval of one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to a later date or dates to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the A&R 2021 Plan or in the absence of a quorum (the “Adjournment Proposal”). For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 1,596,167 570,671 46,426 1,453,588 The stockholders approved the Adjournment Proposal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434524/000110465926071865/0001104659-26-071865-index.htm

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