--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001493152-22-035238" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "BSFC" cik: "0001730773" company_name: "Blue Star Foods Corp." filed_at: "2022-12-13T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-21T05:33:24.144648+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.15 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Blue Star Foods holds annual meeting; all director nominees elected and auditor ratified ## Summary - John Keeler, Nubar Herian, Jeffrey Guzy, Timothy McLellan, Trond Ringstad, Silvia Alana, and Juan Carlos Dalto elected as directors with majority support. - MaloneBailey, LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2022 with 19,720,699 votes in favor. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 17,906,600 for, 278,011 against. - Advisory vote on frequency of executive compensation votes approved three-year frequency with 16,382,111 votes. - Total shares represented at meeting: 19,802,426 out of 25,532,251 outstanding. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001493152-22-035238 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: BSFC - cik: 0001730773 - company_name: Blue Star Foods Corp. - filed_at: 2022-12-13T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.15 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315222035238/0001493152-22-035238-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315222035238/form8-k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-035238 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-035238.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-035238.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Blue Star Foods Corp. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2022-12-12 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2022-12-12 source text: Proposal 1. – Election of Directors . The following individuals, each of whom was named as a nominee in the Company’s definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, were elected by the Company’s stockholders by a majority of votes cast to serve a three-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors which will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for fiscal year 2025. Information on the vote relating to each director standing for election is set forth below: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes John Keeler 16,872,584 1,315,048 1,614,794 Nubar Herian 16,849,375 1,338,257 1,614,794 Jeffrey Guzy 16,823,568 1,364,064 1,614,794 Timothy McLellan 17,918,171 269,461 1,614,794 Trond Ringstad 17,914,772 272,860 1,614,794 Silvia Alana 16,843,728 1,343,904 1,614,794 Juan Carlos Dalto 16,844,944 1,342,688 1,614,794 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315222035238/0001493152-22-035238-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Blue Star Foods Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 at the 2022-12-12 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2022-12-12 source text: Proposal 2. – Ratification of Appointment of Auditors . Proposal 2 was to ratify the appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The proposal was approved. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 19,720,699 81,184 543 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315222035238/0001493152-22-035238-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Blue Star Foods Corp. shareholders approved Advisory resolution on frequency of say-on-pay votes (three years preferred) at the 2022-12-12 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2022-12-12 source text: Proposal 4. – Proposal 4 was to adopt an advisory resolution that three years as the preferred frequency for advisory votes on executive compensation be approved. The proposal was approved. For Against Abstain 16,382,111 1,547,959 257,562 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315222035238/0001493152-22-035238-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Blue Star Foods Corp. shareholders approved Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation at the 2022-12-12 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2022-12-12 source text: Proposal 3. – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation . Proposal 3 was to adopt an advisory resolution that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, be approved. The proposal was approved. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 17,906,600 278,011 3,021 1,614,794 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315222035238/0001493152-22-035238-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.