Ameresco 8K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 13, 2023

Ameresco, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-34811

04-3512838

(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

111 Speen Street,

Suite 410,

Framingham,

1701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 661-2200

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

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

The Company held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 13, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Meeting”). At the 2023 Annual Meeting, holders of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock, voting together as a single class:

•elected Claire Hughes Johnson, Charles R.Patton and Frank V. Wisneski to serve as the Company’s class I directors until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified;

•ratified the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023;

•approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and

•approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a proposal to include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy statement every three (3) years.

Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one (1) vote per share and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to five (5) votes per share. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

The matters acted upon at the 2023 Annual Meeting, and the voting tabulation for each matter, are as follows:

Proposal 1: �� The election of the following nominees for class I directors for a term of three years:


Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Claire Hughes Johnson	102,295,809	13,390,154	4,492,077
Frank V. Wisneski	99,686,696	15,999,267	4,492,077
Charles R. Patton	115,111,477	574,486	4,492,077

Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
119,184,565	976,097	17,378	—

Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
99,002,214	16,649,980	33,769	4,492,077

Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation


One Year	Two Years	Three Years	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
23,238,251	32,516	92,389,368	25,828	4,492,077

Based on the recommendation of the Board of Directors in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and the voting results from Proposal 4, the Company will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy statement (say-on-pay vote) every three years until the next required vote on the frequency of a say-on-pay vote.

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.

AMERESCO, INC.

June 20, 2023

By:

/s/ David J. Corrsin

David J. Corrsin

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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