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Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 40,091,281 438,344 203,299","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1398733/000162828023023215/0001628280-23-023215-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-21"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"1e85ca6a75fdd128d549ffa70494e1c142fb0160","claim":"Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-06-21 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The proposal to approve an amendment to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan was approved. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 18,972,308 7,272,348 343,991","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1398733/000162828023023215/0001628280-23-023215-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-21"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"dd25a744ec9870b7f2f186245c684b9beffcb452","claim":"Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. shareholders rejected Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation at the 2023-06-21 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The proposal to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was not approved. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 22,312,401 3,252,699 1,021,036","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1398733/000162828023023215/0001628280-23-023215-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-21"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f7863cefcff4798a6363ca0547813934b62b3e48","claim":"Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class II Director at the 2023-06-21 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The following director nominee was elected to serve as Class II member of the Board of Directors, to serve for a three-year term until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes Gregory B. Brown, M.D. 24,757,783 — 1,830,864 14,144,277 John S. Cochran 24,886,102 — 1,702,545 14,144,277","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1398733/000162828023023215/0001628280-23-023215-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-21"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}