---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-043738"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFOI"
cik: "0000924168"
company_name: "ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE"
filed_at: "2026-06-17T13:19:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T13:20:07.188184+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Focus shareholders reelect all seven directors, ratify auditor at annual meeting

## Summary
- Seven directors elected: Kin-Fu Chen, Jay Huang, Wen-Jeng Chang, Shou-Jang Lee, Chao-Jen Huang, Wen-Cheng Chen, Sophia Ann Shee.
- Each director received ~3.925M votes for; ~6.7K withheld; 514.9K broker non-votes.
- Ratification of GBQ Partners LLC as FY 2026 auditor passed: 4.401M for, 16K against, 30K abstain.
- Meeting held June 12, 2026; 70.39% of voting power present, constituting a quorum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-043738
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFOI
- cik: 0000924168
- company_name: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T13:19:40+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828026043738/0001628280-26-043738-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828026043738/efoi-20260612.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of GBQ Partners LLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-06-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-12
  source text: Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of GBQ Partners LLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Broker Non-Votes have been counted in the voting results below: For Against Abstain 4,401,084 16,083 29,991 The proposal to ratify the appointment of GBQ Partners LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was approved and adopted.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828026043738/0001628280-26-043738-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-12 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-12
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors Director Nominees For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Kin-Fu Chen 3,925,590 6,714 514,854 Jay (Chiao-Chieh) Huang 3,925,424 6,880 514,854 Wen-Jeng Chang 3,925,589 6,715 514,854 Shou-Jang Lee 3,925,673 6,631 514,854 Chao-Jen Huang 3,925,590 6,714 514,854 Wen-Cheng Chen 3,925,672 6,632 514,854 Sophia Ann Shee 3,925,577 6,727 514,854 The seven directors listed above were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828026043738/0001628280-26-043738-index.htm

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