UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2023
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 6, 2023.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders:
(a) Elected the three Class II director nominees, each director to hold office until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal; and
(b) Ratified the appointment BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
The proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2023.
Each share of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock entitles its holders to one vote per share on all matters presented to stockholders generally, and each share of Class C common stock entitles its holders to ten votes per share on all matters presented to stockholders generally. Holders of the Company's Common Stock voted together as a single class on all matters presented at the Annual Meeting.
The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to stockholders.
Proposal 1: Election of Class II Directors.
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Eric Grossberg | 528,061,718 | 1,404,037 | 3,304,415 | ||||||||
| Attica A. Jaques | 527,706,097 | 1,759,658 | 3,304,415 | ||||||||
| Gavin M. Turner | 529,361,362 | 104,393 | 3,304,415 | ||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 532,717,090 | 27,899 | 25,181 | 0 | ||||||||
SIGNATURE
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.
BRILLIANT EARTH GROUP, INC.
Date: June 9, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey Kuo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Kuo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||