---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-028280"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REED"
cik: "0001140215"
company_name: "REED'S, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-11T20:10:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T20:18:37.387007+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Reed's stockholders approve 2026 Equity Incentive Plan with 1.3M share reserve; directors elected

## Summary
- 2026 Equity Incentive Plan approved effective June 10, 2026; initial reserve 1,300,000 shares plus annual 5% evergreen increase.
- All five director nominees elected: Shufen Deng, Neal Cohane, Michael Tu, Sam Van, Rudolf Bakker; each received >7M votes for.
- Stockholders ratified Weinberg & Company as auditor for FY2026 (8,099,074 for, 10,794 against).
- Non-binding say-on-pay passed (7,068,913 for, 5,756 against); board set advisory vote frequency to every three years.
- Broker non-votes totaled 1,035,603 on director elections and plan approval.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-028280
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REED
- cik: 0001140215
- company_name: REED'S, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-11T20:10:30+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226028280/0001493152-26-028280-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226028280/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  REED'S, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: 1. Election of Directors Name For Withhold Broker Non-Votes Shufen Deng 7,069,234 5,595 1,035,603 Neal M. Cohane 7,069,872 4,957 1,035,603 Michael C. Tu 7,069,534 5,295 1,035,603 Sam Van 7,069,370 5,459 1,035,603 Rudolf J. M. Bakker 7,069,373 5,456 1,035,603 Each of Shufen Deng, Neal M. Cohane, Michael C. Tu, Sam Van, and Rudolf J. M. Bakker were elected as directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226028280/0001493152-26-028280-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  REED'S, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: 4. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 7,068,913 5,756 160 1,035,603 The Company’s stockholders passed the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226028280/0001493152-26-028280-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  REED'S, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-12-31
  source text: 2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm For Against Abstentions 8,099,074 10,794 564 The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Weinberg & Company P.A. 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/1140215/000149315226028280/0001493152-26-028280-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  REED'S, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: 3. Approval of the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 6,896,454 178,156 219 1,035,603 The Company’s stockholders approved the 2026 Plan.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226028280/0001493152-26-028280-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  REED'S, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Votes on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: 5. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Votes on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 176,660 4,300 6,893,600 269 1,035,603 The Company’s stockholders voted three years for the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315226028280/0001493152-26-028280-index.htm

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