---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-23-002953"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APCX"
cik: "0001070050"
company_name: "AppTech Payments Corp."
filed_at: "2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T15:48:43.526722+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AppTech Payments shareholders elect directors, approve equity plan and option repricing

## Summary
- Elected William Huff, Roz Huang, and Michael O'Neal to two-year terms; each received >8.98M votes for.
- Advisory 'say-on-pay' vote passed with 8.66M for (93.6% of votes cast); one-year frequency selected with 9.45M votes.
- Approved 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (8.79M for, 728k against) and repricing of outstanding stock options (8.62M for).
- Ratified dbbmckennon as independent auditor for fiscal 2023: 11.44M for, 869k against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-23-002953
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APCX
- cik: 0001070050
- company_name: AppTech Payments Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/0001683168-23-002953-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/apptech_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AppTech Payments Corp. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of dbbmckennon as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: The appointment of dbbmckennon as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 was ratified by the shareholders: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 11,437,739 868,739 18,163 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/0001683168-23-002953-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AppTech Payments Corp. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation. at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: The shareholders indicated, on an advisory basis, a one year frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 9,449,900 23,557 48,609 11,357 2,791,218
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/0001683168-23-002953-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AppTech Payments Corp. shareholders approved Approval of the repricing of certain outstanding stock options granted. at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: The shareholders approved the repricing of certain outstanding stock options granted: Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 8,624,704 879,972 28,747 2,791,218
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/0001683168-23-002953-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AppTech Payments Corp. shareholders approved Approval of the 2023 AppTech Equity Incentive Plan. at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: The shareholders approved the 2023 AppTech Equity Incentive Plan: Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 8,791,027 728,197 14,199 2,791,218
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/0001683168-23-002953-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AppTech Payments Corp. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 8,662,924 69,367 801,132 2,791,218
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/0001683168-23-002953-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AppTech Payments Corp. shareholders approved Election of three director nominees to serve two-year terms. at the 2023-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-02
  source text: The shareholders voted to elect each of the three (3) director nominees to serve two-year terms: Director Nominee Votes For Withheld Broker Non-Votes William Huff 8,987,222 546,201 2,791,218 Mengyin H. Liang “Roz Huang” 8,981,197 552,226 2,791,218 Michael O’Neal 8,991,832 541,591 2,791,218
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070050/000168316823002953/0001683168-23-002953-index.htm

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