UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): January 18, 2018
Duos Technologies Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 000-55497 | 65-0493217 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
6622 Southpoint Drive S., Suite 310
Jacksonville, Florida 32216
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(904) 652-1601
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As further disclosed in Item 5.07 below, effective January 18, 2018, the shareholders of Duos Technologies Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the Company), upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Company, approved the amount of authorized shares pursuant to the Companys 2016 Equity Incentive Plan in the amount of 2,500,000 (the Plan). The Plan now provides for the issuance of up to 2,500,000 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock), through the grant of non-qualified options (the Non-qualified Options), incentive options (the Incentive Options and together with the Non-qualified Options, the Options), restricted stock (the Restricted Stock) and unrestricted stock to directors, officers, employees and nonemployee consultants of the Company or its affiliates.
The above description of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is attached as Appendix B to the proxy statement on Schedule 14-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 18, 2018, the Company held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual Meeting). 59.32% of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting were present in person or by proxy thereby constituting a quorum.
The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against/withheld, as well as the number of abstentions, as to such matters, where applicable, are set forth in the table below. With respect to the election of Gianni B. Arcaini, Adrian G. Goldfarb, Alfred J. (Fred) Mulder and Blair Fonda as directors to each serve as directors on the Board until the next annual meeting or until each of their successors is elected and qualified, each nominee received the number of votes set forth opposite his name.
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Election of Gianni B. Arcaini |
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| 12,210,121 |
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| 40,000 |
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Election of Adrian G. Goldfarb |
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| 12,210,121 |
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| 40,000 |
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Election of Alfred J. (Fred) Mulder |
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| 11,210,121 |
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| 1,040,000 |
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Election of Blair Fonda |
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| 11,210,121 |
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| 1,040,000 |
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Approval of an amendment to the Companys articles of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split in a range of not less than 1 for 2 and not more than 1 for 20 |
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| 12,248,687 |
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| 1,434 |
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Approval of an amendment increasing the number of shares issuable under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to 2,500,000 shares |
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| 11,360,121 |
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| 40,000 |
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| 850,000 |
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On the basis of the above votes, (i) Gianni B. Arcaini, Adrian G. Goldfarb, Alfred J. (Fred) Mulder and Blair Fonda were elected as members of the Board, (ii) approval of an amendment to the Companys articles of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split in a range of not less than 1 for 2 and not more than 1 for 20 was adopted and (iii) approval of an amendment setting forth 2,500,000 as the number of shares issuable under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan was adopted.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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10.1 |
| 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017). |
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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.
| DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. | |
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Dated: January 19, 2018 | By: | /s/ Gianni B. Arcaini |
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| Gianni B. Arcaini Chief Executive Officer |
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