--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001515156-23-000071" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ARQ" cik: "0001515156" company_name: "Arq, Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-15T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T00:07:31.159897+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Advanced Emissions Solutions announces 2023 annual meeting vote results; all proposals passed ## Summary - Elected seven directors: 'For' votes from 9.64M to 11.43M; broker non-votes 4.02M. - Advisory say-on-pay passed: 9.45M For, 4.17M Against, 0.24M Abstain. - Ratified Moss Adams as auditor: 17.60M For, 0.21M Against, 0.06M Abstain. - Approved common stock issuance upon Series A Preferred conversion: 8.31M For, 1.70M Against. - Approved Sixth Amendment to Tax Asset Protection Plan: 8.29M For, 5.52M Against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001515156-23-000071 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ARQ - cik: 0001515156 - company_name: Arq, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-15T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515623000071/0001515156-23-000071-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515623000071/ades-20230613.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-23-000071 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-23-000071.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-23-000071.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Arq, Inc. shareholders approved Election of seven directors at the 2023-06-13 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-13 source text: (1) Proposal: Election of seven directors to the Company's Board of Directors. Votes Director Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Laurie Bergman 11,430,129 2,423,446 4,020,103 Jeremy Blank 11,209,494 2,644,081 4,020,103 Richard Campbell-Breeden 11,206,801 2,646,774 4,020,103 Carol Eicher 9,642,153 4,211,422 4,020,103 Gilbert Li 10,391,903 3,461,672 4,020,103 Julian McIntyre 11,212,020 2,641,555 4,020,103 L. Spencer Wells 10,058,122 3,795,453 4,020,103 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515623000071/0001515156-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Arq, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Audit Committee's selection of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-13 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-13 source text: (3) Proposal: Ratification of the Audit Committee's selection of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 17,601,341 207,412 64,925 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515623000071/0001515156-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Arq, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's compensation paid to named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2023 Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (which includes the compensation tables and related narrative discussion) at the 2023-06-13 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-13 source text: (2) Proposal: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's compensation paid to named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2023 Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (which includes the compensation tables and related narrative discussion). Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 9,446,410 4,171,331 235,834 4,020,103 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515623000071/0001515156-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Arq, Inc. shareholders approved To approve the Sixth Amendment to Tax Asset Protection Plan by and between the Company and Computer Share Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent at the 2023-06-13 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-13 source text: (5) Proposal: To approve the Sixth Amendment to Tax Asset Protection Plan by and between the Company and Computer Share Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent. Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 8,286,298 5,516,010 51,267 4,020,103 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515623000071/0001515156-23-000071-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Arq, Inc. shareholders approved To approve the issuance, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), of our common stock, upon conversion of our Series A Preferred Stock issued on February 1, 2023 at the 2023-06-13 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-13 source text: (4) Proposal: To approve the issuance, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), of our common stock, upon conversion of our Series A Preferred Stock issued on February 1, 2023. Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 8,308,200 1,695,336 26,584 4,020,103 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515623000071/0001515156-23-000071-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.