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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 29, 2023, HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 virtual annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on the following matters:
1. Election of Directors
Each of the following seven nominees was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, in accordance with the voting results listed below, to serve for a term of one year, until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and have qualified.
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Sumitaka Yamamoto | 13,356,968 | 6,460 | 65,250 | 1,531,378 | ||||
| Kimio Hosaka | 13,355,986 | 7,460 | 65,232 | 1,531,378 | ||||
| Prakash Sadasivam | 13,354,393 | 9,053 | 65,232 | 1,531,378 | ||||
| Ferdinand Groenewald | 13,417,407 | 7,478 | 3,793 | 1,531,378 | ||||
| Yoshitomo Yamano | 13,418,425 | 6,460 | 3,793 | 1,531,378 | ||||
| Heather Neville | 13,415,630 | 8,035 | 5,013 | 1,531,378 | ||||
| Koji Sato | 13,418,407 | 6,895 | 3,376 | 1,531,378 |
2. Approval of HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
Stockholders approved the HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, in accordance with the voting results listed below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 13,353,945 | 74,172 | 561 | 1,531,378 |
3. Ratification of the Company’s Independent Auditors
Stockholders ratified the appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, in accordance with the voting results listed below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 14,951,575 | 7,163 | 1,318 | -- |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES, INC. | ||
| Dated: October 2, 2023 | By: | /s/ Sumitaka Yamamoto |
| Name: | Sumitaka Yamamoto | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |