SCHEDULE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No.    )

 

Filed by the Registrant  
     
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  
     
Check the appropriate box:    

 

  Preliminary Proxy Statement
     
  Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
     
  Definitive Proxy Statement
     
  Definitive Additional Materials
     
  Soliciting Materials under 14a-12

 

AKERNA CORP.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Payment of Filing Fee (check the appropriate box):

 

  No fee required
     
  Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
     
  Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per the Exchange Act Rules 14a6(i)(1) and 0-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

AKERNA CORP.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

May 13, 2022 9:00 AM (Mountain Time)

357 S. McCaslin Blvd, 1st Floor, Louisville, CO 80027

 

VOTING INFORMATION FORM (VIF)

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

 

To view the 2022 Proxy Statement and 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K online, please go to: https://www.cstproxy.com/akerna/2022

 

You are entitled to instruct Odyssey Trust Company (the “Trustee”) as to the exercise of voting rights (including the right to direct the voting of the special voting share of Akerna Corp. at the Annual Meeting) attaching to the exchangeable shares of Akerna Canada Ample Exchange Inc. (“Exchangeco”) registered in your name with the Trustee.

 

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EMAIL – Mark, sign and date your proxy and return it by electronic mail to: corptrust@odysseytrust.com

 

 

MAIL – Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it to:

 

  Odyssey Trust Company
1230, 300 5
th Ave S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3C4

 

This VIF must be received by the Trustee by 11:59 p.m., Mountain Time, on May 11, 2022. Prior to such time you may revoke or amend your vote by marking, signing and returning a new VIF to the Trustee or writing to the Trustee at the address above and specifically requesting that your VIF be revoked. You may also attend the Annual Meeting and vote your portion of the special voting share in person at the Annual Meeting. In order to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, you must request a proxy from the Trustee to permit you or your designated agent or other representative to exercise your voting rights at the Annual Meeting.

 

THIS VIF, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL INSTRUCT THE TRUSTEE TO VOTE THAT PORTION OF THE SPECIAL VOTING SHARE ASSIGNABLE TO YOU IN THE MANNER DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS VIF WILL INSTRUCT THE TRUSTEE TO VOTE THE SPECICAL VOTING SHARE PORTION ASSIGNABLE TO YOU “FOR” EACH NOMINEE FOR CLASS I DIRECTOR AND “FOR” EACH PROPOSAL. IF THIS VIF IS NOT RETURNED TO THE TRUSTEE YOUR PORTION OF THE SPECIAL VOTING SHARE WILL NOT BE VOTED.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH NOMINEE AND FOR PROPOSALS 2-7.

Please mark your vote: ☒

 

1. Election of Class I Directors FOR all nominees FOR ALL  EXCEPT* WITHHOLD
         
  (1) Matthew Kane
  (2) Tahira Rehmatullah
  (*Instruction: To withold authority to vote for any individual nominee,      
  strike a line through that nominee’s name in the list above)      
         
2. Ratification of Appointment of Marcum LLP

FOR

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AGAINST

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ABSTAIN

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3. Approval of the CN Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Proposal, as described in the Proxy Statement

FOR

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AGAINST

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ABSTAIN

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4. Approval of the 365 Nasdaq 20% Cap Removal Propsal, as described in the Proxy Statement

FOR

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AGAINST

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ABSTAIN

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5. Approval of the Authorized Share Increase

FOR

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AGAINST

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ABSTAIN

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6. Approval of the Incentive Plan Amendment

FOR

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AGAINST

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ABSTAIN

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7. Approval of the Adjournment Proposal FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
   

 

Address Change? Mark box, sign, and indicate changes below: ☐

 

Date ___________________________

 

     

 

Signature(s) in Box

Please sign exactly as your name(s) appears on this Voting Information Form. If held in joint tenancy, all persons should sign. Trustees, administrators, etc., should include title and authority. Corporations should provide full name of corporation and title of authorized officer signing the Voting Information Form.