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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At their annual meeting reconvened on December 30, 2021, the stockholders of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) took the following actions:
(1) The stockholders elected four directors to serve as Class B Directors on the Company’s Board of Directors. The stockholders cast the following numbers of votes in connection with the election of directors, resulting in the election of all director nominees:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Bradley Berman | 18,145,650 | 1,810,326 | 6,186,307 | |||
| Joseph Lahti | 18,155,658 | 1,800,318 | 6,186,307 | |||
| Jingsheng (Jason) Lu | 17,326,742 | 2,629,234 | 6,186,307 | |||
| Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin | 17,643,395 | 2,312,581 | 6,186,307 |
(2) The stockholders approved an amendment to the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock issuable thereunder by 300,000 shares, from 3,463,305 shares to 3,763,305 shares. There were 17,227,970 votes for the proposal; 2,697,566 votes against the proposal; 30,440 votes abstained; and there were 6,186,307 broker non-votes.
(3) The stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. There were 25,949,977 votes for the proposal, 162,303 votes against, and 30,003 abstentions.
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.
Dated: December 30, 2021
| ALLIED ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Roy Anderson | |
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Roy Anderson
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