--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001802457-24-000044" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ORGN" cik: "0001802457" company_name: "Origin Materials, Inc." filed_at: "2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-02T22:18:08.017717+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.65 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Shareholders approve reverse stock split (1:5 to 1:30) and re-elect three directors ## Summary - Reverse split amendment approved: 92.7M for, 6.1M against; board to set ratio from 1:5 to 1:30. - Class III directors elected: John Bissell (57.3M for), John Hickox (63.5M for), Jim Stephanou (63.6M for). - Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for 2024: 97.3M for, 1.6M against, 3.9M abstain. - Advisory say-on-pay passed: 51.2M for, 13.8M against, 3.5M abstain, 34.3M broker non-votes. - Quorum of 102.8M shares (70.2% of outstanding) present at annual meeting. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001802457-24-000044 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ORGN - cik: 0001802457 - company_name: Origin Materials, Inc. - filed_at: 2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.65 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245724000044/0001802457-24-000044-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245724000044/orgn-20240502.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-24-000044 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-24-000044.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-24-000044.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Origin Materials, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of amendment to certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio in the range of one-for-five to one-for-thirty, with board discretion as to ratio at the 2024-05-02 meeting. - Proposal: reverse split - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-02 source text: 4. To approve the amendment of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse split of the Company's common stock at a ratio in the range of one-for five to one-for-thirty, such ratio to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s board of directors. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Total 92,703,100 6,078,349 4,027,138 102,808,587 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245724000044/0001802457-24-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Origin Materials, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) approval of compensation paid to named executive officers at the 2024-05-02 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-02 source text: 3. To approve, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Total 51,151,689 13,816,380 3,490,720 34,349,798 68,458,789 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245724000044/0001802457-24-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Origin Materials, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-05-02 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-02 source text: 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Total 97,316,137 1,550,869 3,941,581 102,808,587 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245724000044/0001802457-24-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Origin Materials, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three Class III directors to hold office until 2026 annual meeting at the 2024-05-02 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-05-02 source text: 1. To elect the following three Class III directors to hold office until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. The voting results were as follows: Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Total John Bissell 57,298,828 11,159,961 34,349,798 68,458,789 John Hickox 63,492,232 4,966,557 34,349,798 68,458,789 Jim Stephanou 63,572,400 4,886,389 34,349,798 68,458,789 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245724000044/0001802457-24-000044-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.