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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 31, 2018

 

TELKONET, INC.

 

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: April 03, 2018

   

Date: May 31, 2018          Time: 1:00 PM CDT

   

Location:  

Telkonet Inc.
20800 Swenson Drive, Suite 175

Waukesha, WI 53186

     

TELKONET, INC.

C/O Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions

PO Box 1342

Edgewood, NY 11717

 

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

 

1.Election of Directors

 

Nominees

 

01  Leland D. Blatt 02  Arthur E. Byrnes 03  Peter T. Kross 04  Tim S. Ledwick 05  Jason L. Tienor

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4.

 

2.TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018.
3.TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT, IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF OUR COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS BY A RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 1-FOR-10 AND NOT MORE THAN 1-FOR-100, WITH THE SPECIFIC RATIO, TIMING AND TERMS TO BE DETERMINED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. THE AMENDMENT WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED UNLESS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, THAT TO DO SO IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS.
4.TO PROVIDE A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

 

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