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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): June 5, 2025
CLEAR SECURE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-40568 | 86-2643981 | ||||||||||||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
85 10th Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011 | |||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | |||||||||||
(646) 723-1404
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 | ||||||||||||
| Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share | YOU | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark 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 Securityholders.
On June 5, 2025, Clear Secure, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). In accordance with the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class A Common Stock”) and Class C common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class C Common Stock”) have one vote per share, and holders of Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”) and Class D common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Class D Common Stock,” and, collectively with the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) have twenty votes per share. The proposals are described in the Company's proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2025. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1.The Company’s holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, elected nine directors listed below to the Board of Directors. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Caryn Seidman Becker | 599,834,693 | 1,593,678 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Michael Z. Barkin | 599,933,897 | 1,494,474 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Jeffery H. Boyd | 580,580,921 | 20,847,450 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Tomago Collins | 599,961,027 | 1,467,344 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Shawn Henry | 600,784,883 | 643,488 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Kathryn Hollister | 600,592,196 | 836,175 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Marne Levine | 601,063,265 | 365,106 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Peter Scher | 600,734,074 | 694,297 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
| Adam J. Wiener | 599,601,224 | 1,827,147 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
2.The Company’s holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, ratified the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 608,265,727 | 84,479 | 216,585 | 0 | ||||||||
3.The Company’s holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 598,623,730 | 2,583,805 | 220,836 | 7,138,420 | ||||||||
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.
| CLEAR SECURE, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
Date: | June 9, 2025 | By: | /s/ Emma Barnett Bauman | ||||||||||||||
| Name: Emma Barnett Bauman | |||||||||||||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President & Secretary | |||||||||||||||||