---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-027112"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDST"
cik: "0001831979"
company_name: "Stardust Power Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-03T20:38:55+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T21:04:35.860645+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stardust Power shareholders reelect directors, approve equity plan increase; charter amendment fails

## Summary
- Shareholders elected six directors including CEO Roshan Pujari; each received >3.46M votes for, with 3.14M broker non-votes.
- Amendment to restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan approved, increasing shares available by 2.6M to 3.8M and extending term to April 8, 2036.
- Proposal to amend charter to clarify director removal failed despite majority of votes cast in favor (3.50M for vs 8.7K against); not approved.
- Ratification of KNAV CPA LLP as independent auditor for FY 2026 passed with 6.55M votes for.
- Issuance of shares to Lind Global Asset Management XIII LLC under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-027112
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDST
- cik: 0001831979
- company_name: Stardust Power Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-03T20:38:55+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315226027112/0001493152-26-027112-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315226027112/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Stardust Power Inc. shareholders approved Approval of an Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: The stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, with votes as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 3,251,765 252,333 5,156 3,144,246
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315226027112/0001493152-26-027112-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Stardust Power Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors to serve one-year term expiring at 2027 Annual Meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: The stockholders elected each of the director nominees set forth below to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, with votes as follows: FOR WITHHOLD BROKER NON-VOTES Roshan Pujari 3,480,943 28,311 3,144,246 Anupam Agarwal 3,460,636 48,618 3,144,246 Charlotte Nangolo 3,482,531 26,723 3,144,246 Mark Rankin 3,482,843 26,411 3,144,246 Michael Earl Cornett Sr. 3,475,340 33,914 3,144,246 Sudhindra Kankanwadi 3,480,754 28,500 3,144,246
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315226027112/0001493152-26-027112-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Stardust Power Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm KNAV CPA LLP at the 2026-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-12-31
  source text: The selection of KNAV CPA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the stockholders, with votes as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 6,546,354 69,354 37,792 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315226027112/0001493152-26-027112-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Stardust Power Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the Issuance of Shares of Common Stock in Accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules (to Lind Global Asset Management XIII LLC).
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: The stockholders approved, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Lind Global Asset Management XIII LLC, with votes as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 3,311,967 190,554 6,733 3,144,246
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315226027112/0001493152-26-027112-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Stardust Power Inc. shareholders rejected Approval of an Amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to clarify the director removal provision.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: failed
  source text: The stockholders did not approve the amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to clarify the director removal provision, with votes as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 3,495,722 8,725 4,807 3,144,246
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315226027112/0001493152-26-027112-index.htm

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