--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001493152-23-046582" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "BSFC" cik: "0001730773" company_name: "Blue Star Foods Corp." filed_at: "2023-12-29T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-07T05:57:07.690017+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Blue Star Foods shareholders approve two stock-issuance proposals and elect six directors ## Summary - Proposal 1 approved: 2,038,987 for, 232,223 against; authorizes share issuance >20% of outstanding. - Proposal 2 approved: 1,986,243 for, 285,672 against; same 20% threshold for non-public offering. - Six directors re-elected: John Keeler, Nubar Herian, Jeffrey Guzy, Timothy McLellan, Trond Ringstad, Silvia Alana; each received >2.18M for votes. - Ratification of MaloneBailey LLP as auditor passed: 5,426,417 for, 218,282 against. - Meeting quorum: 5,664,190 shares voted out of 11,631,047 outstanding. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001493152-23-046582 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: BSFC - cik: 0001730773 - company_name: Blue Star Foods Corp. - filed_at: 2023-12-29T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315223046582/0001493152-23-046582-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315223046582/form8-k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-046582 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-046582.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-046582.txt ## Key facts - 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, 2023. at the 2023-12-27 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-27 source text: Proposal 4. – Ratification of Appointment of Auditors. Proposal 4 was to ratify the appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The proposal was approved. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 5,426,417 218,282 19,491 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315223046582/0001493152-23-046582-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Blue Star Foods Corp. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-12-27 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-27 source text: Proposal 3. – 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 2026. Information on the vote relating to each director standing for election is set forth below: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes John Keeler 2,180,046 103,301 3,380,842 Nubar Herian 2,205,803 77,544 3,380,842 Jeffrey Guzy 2,207,658 75,689 3,380,842 Timothy McLellan 2,206,695 76,652 3,380,842 Trond Ringstad 2,206,523 76,825 3,380,842 Silvia Alana 2,207,405 75,943 3,380,842 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315223046582/0001493152-23-046582-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Blue Star Foods Corp. shareholders approved Approve issuance of shares in a non-public offering where the maximum number of shares may exceed 20% of issued and outstanding capital stock (Nasdaq Rule 5635). at the 2023-12-27 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-27 source text: Proposal 1. – Share Issuance Proposal No.1 was to approve the issuance a non-public offering where the maximum number of shares of Common Stock to be issued may exceed 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock, as required by and in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635. The proposal was approved. For Against Withheld 2,038,987 232,223 12,138 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315223046582/0001493152-23-046582-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Blue Star Foods Corp. shareholders approved Approve issuance of shares in a non-public offering where the maximum number of shares may exceed 20% of issued and outstanding capital stock (Nasdaq Rule 5635). at the 2023-12-27 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-27 source text: Proposal 2. – Share Issuance Proposal No. 2 was to approve the issuance of shares in a non-public offering where the maximum number of shares of Common Stock to be issued may exceed 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock, as required by and in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635. The proposal was approved. For Against Withheld 1,986,243 285,672 11,433 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730773/000149315223046582/0001493152-23-046582-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.