REED'S, INC. 8-K

What Happened

• Reed’s, Inc. announced that at its June 10, 2026 annual meeting stockholders approved the Reed’s, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, which became effective immediately. The Board had adopted the plan on March 31, 2026; the full plan text is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the 8-K.
• Stockholders also elected five directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting: Shufen Deng, Neal M. Cohane, Michael C. Tu, Sam Van, and Rudolf J. M. Bakker. Weinberg & Company P.A. was ratified as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026. A non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was approved, and stockholders voted to hold that advisory vote every three years.

Key Details

• 2026 Equity Incentive Plan vote: For 6,896,454; Against 178,156; Abstentions 219; Broker non-votes 1,035,603.
• Director election vote totals (For / Withhold / Broker non-votes):
  • Shufen Deng: 7,069,234 / 5,595 / 1,035,603
  • Neal M. Cohane: 7,069,872 / 4,957 / 1,035,603
  • Michael C. Tu: 7,069,534 / 5,295 / 1,035,603
  • Sam Van: 7,069,370 / 5,459 / 1,035,603
  • Rudolf J. M. Bakker: 7,069,373 / 5,456 / 1,035,603
• Auditor ratification: Weinberg & Company P.A. — For 8,099,074; Against 10,794; Abstentions 564.
• Advisory compensation vote: For 7,068,913; Against 5,756; Abstentions 160. Frequency vote: stockholders selected a three-year interval (3 years: 6,893,600 votes).

Why It Matters

• The approved 2026 Equity Incentive Plan gives the company a board-authorized framework to grant stock-based awards to employees, directors and other service providers; any future grants under the plan would be a source of equity compensation and could affect share count (dilution) depending on the size of awards.
• Election of the five directors and ratification of the auditor maintain the company’s current governance and reporting continuity. The strong advisory support for executive compensation and the three-year frequency indicate shareholder backing of the company’s pay practices at this time.