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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2025

 

BLINK CHARGING CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-38392   03-0608147
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

5081 Howerton Way, Suite A
Bowie, Maryland
  20715
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 521-0200

 

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock   BLNK   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

 

Blink Charging Co. (the “Company”)

 

June 26, 2025

 

Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 26, 2025, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). The following matters were submitted to our stockholders for consideration (all of which were set forth in our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on May 14, 2025):

 

Proposal 1: Election of five directors to our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Proposal 2: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our executive officers.

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.

 

We had 102,717,131 shares of common stock outstanding on April 30, 2025, the record date for the Meeting. At the Meeting, holders of 51,537,688 shares of our common stock were present in person or represented by proxy. The full voting results were as follows:

 

1.Election of Directors. Our stockholders elected the five nominees listed in our definitive proxy statement to serve on our board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the voting were as follows:

 

   Votes For  Votes Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
          
Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans  10,068,565  4,644,960  36,824,163
          
Michael C. Battaglia  13,866,586  746,935  36,924,167
          
Aviv Hillo  9,546,122  4,661,979  37,329,587
          
Jack Levine  6,708,051  7,905,470  36,924,167
          
Martha J. Crawford  13,763,910  949,611  36,824,167

 

2.Advisory (Non-Binding) “Say-On-Pay” Vote to Approve Executive Compensation for 2024. Our stockholders voted for the advisory approval of our executive compensation. The results of voting were as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Votes Abstained  Broker Non-Votes
          
11,922,110  2,515,872  275,440  36,824,266

 

3.Ratification of Independent Registered Accounting Firm. Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2025. The results of the voting were as follows:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Votes Abstained  Broker Non-Votes
          
49,475,471  1,235,739  826,478  0

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
101   Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BLINK CHARGING CO.
   
Dated: June 30, 2025 By:

/s/ Michael C. Battaglia

  Name: Michael C. Battaglia
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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