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Ratification of the Appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 22,935,551 61,527 44,698 0","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058811/000162828023009892/0001628280-23-009892-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"9bd873cf9e7ddf5e067575e5c3e1e679ff114c24","claim":"IMMERSION CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-03-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"3. Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 14,516,715 607,194 52,068 7,865,799","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058811/000162828023009892/0001628280-23-009892-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"aecfb3a7bc87a4b62bed9e59088e91c1461aec0e","claim":"IMMERSION CORP shareholders approved Amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-03-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"5. Amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan: Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 13,757,825 1,369,533 48,619 7,865,799","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058811/000162828023009892/0001628280-23-009892-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c784c2050819638d6d30be65ae76070efacb6116","claim":"IMMERSION CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-03-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"4. Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Shares Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 14,162,626 49,888 928,633 34,830 7,865,799","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058811/000162828023009892/0001628280-23-009892-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ebebdc723bb5058185e6097e9ab3be96c389f6c7","claim":"IMMERSION CORP shareholders approved Election of 5 Directors: Eric Singer, William Martin, Emily Hoffman, Frederick Wasch and Elias Nader at the 2023-03-30 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Immersion Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ Annual Meeting ”) on March 30, 2023. At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were adopted as follows: 1. Election of 5 Directors: Eric Singer, William Martin, Emily Hoffman, Frederick Wasch and Elias Nader, to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2024, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058811/000162828023009892/0001628280-23-009892-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-03-30"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}