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): April 24, 2025

 

CISO GLOBAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		001-41227		83-4210278
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

6900 E. Camelback Road, Suite 900
Scottsdale, Arizona		85251
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 389-3444

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share		CISO		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined 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).

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 24, 2025, we held our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (1) to elect directors to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified; and (2) to ratify the appointment of Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the independent registered public accountant of our company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

 

The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:

 

Director		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non- Votes
David G. Jemmett			6,754,614				187,692				27,785				—
Andrew K. McCain			6,820,763				132,328				16,999				—
Phillip Balatsos			6,850,817				98,275				20,999				—
Mohsen (Michael) Khorassani			6,834,318				114,469				21,304				—
Andrew Hancox			6,834,854				114,238				20,999				—

 

Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results were as follows:

 

		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non- Votes
Ratification of Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP as independent registered public accountants			6,936,242				89,918				18,296				—

 

 

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.

 

Date: April 25, 2025	CISO Global, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Debra L. Smith
	Name:	Debra L. Smith
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer