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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-23-012233"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "USBC"
cik: "0001074828"
company_name: "USBC, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T08:31:02.591716+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Know Labs annual meeting results: all director nominees elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved

## Summary
- Elected four directors: Erickson (14.9M for), Pepper (14.2M), Takesako (13.9M), Owens (14.6M).
- Ratified BPM as independent auditor for FY2023: 28.2M for, 0.95M against, 39K abstain.
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved: 13.8M for, 1.3M against, 0.39M abstain, 13.7M broker non-votes.
- Advisory frequency set to 1 year (14.8M votes); company will hold annual say-on-pay votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-23-012233
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: USBC
- cik: 0001074828
- company_name: USBC, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/0001654954-23-012233-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/knwn_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  USBC, Inc. shareholders approved Approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of 1 year for future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-09-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-22
  source text: Approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of 1 year for future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as follows One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Vote 14,756,773 97,577 577,836 63,501 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/0001654954-23-012233-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  USBC, Inc. shareholders approved Approved and ratified the appointment of BPM, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 at the 2023-09-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-22
  source text: Approved and ratified the appointment of BPM, LLP of Walnut Creek, CA as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 28,199,571 946,043 39,490 -
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/0001654954-23-012233-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  USBC, Inc. shareholders approved Elected four nominees to serve on the Board until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2023-09-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-22
  source text: Elected four nominees to serve on the Board until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as follows: Director Nominee For Withhold Broker Non-Vote Ronald P. Erickson 14,875,891 619,796 N/A Jon Pepper 14,242,181 1,253,506 N/A Ichiro Takesako 13,907,483 1,588,204 N/A William A. Owens 14,613,488 882,199 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/0001654954-23-012233-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  USBC, Inc. shareholders approved Approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement at the 2023-09-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-09-22
  source text: Approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 13,800,174 1,310,448 385,065 13,689,417
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074828/000165495423012233/0001654954-23-012233-index.htm

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