Kopin shareholders approve amended equity plan, re-elect directors at 2026 annual meeting

KOPIN CORP

Amended 2020 Equity Incentive Plan approved: 68.66M for, 0.85M against; shares authorized increased to 6M plus carry-over from prior plan.
All five director nominees (Avery, Murray, Nieuwsma, Seif, Walsh) re-elected with >69.3M votes for each.
BDO USA ratified as independent auditor for FY 2026: 112.84M for, 1.22M against, no broker non-votes.
Advisory say-on-pay passed: 68.89M for, 0.88M against, 0.29M abstain.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

KOPIN CORP shareholders approved Election of directors: Jill J. Avery, Michael Murray, David Nieuwsma, Margaret Seif, Paul V. Walsh Jr..

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed

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1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Jill J. Avery, Michael Murray, David Nieuwsma, Margaret Seif and Paul Walsh Jr. were all elected to serve as directors of the Company each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the election of directors are below. Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Jill J. Avery 69,327,462 688,359 44,749 44,251,551 Michael Murray 69,720,247 301,272 39,051 44,251,551 David Nieuwsma 69,371,283 590,168 99,119 44,251,551 Margaret Seif 69,601,949 403,625 54,996 44,251,551 Paul V. Walsh Jr. 69,348,820 616,606 95,144 44,251,551

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

KOPIN CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve compensation of named executive officers..

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed

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4. APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. An advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 68,891,995 879,772 288,803 44,251,551

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

KOPIN CORP shareholders approved Approval of the Amended and Restated Kopin Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan..

Proposal: equity plan
Outcome: passed

Exact text from the filing

2. APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 68,660,986 849,750 549,834 44,251,551

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

KOPIN CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 26, 2026. at the 2026-12-26 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-12-26

Exact text from the filing

3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C.AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 26, 2026. A proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C . as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the current fiscal year was approved by the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 112,844,182 1,223,442 244,497 —

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