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Item 5.02 Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Approval of Amended and Restated 2025 Equity Incentive Plan
At the Annual Meeting held on July 23, 2026, Cycurion, Inc. (the “Company”) stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “A&R Equity Plan”), which was previously approved by the Board of Directors subject to stockholder approval.
The principal purpose of the A&R Equity Plan is to provide the Company with additional flexibility in structuring equity-based compensation arrangements and to assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating employees, directors and consultants.
The A&R Equity Plan amends and restates the Company’s existing 2025 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things:
| ● | permit awards to be granted with respect to preferred stock of the Company in addition to common stock; | |
| ● | permit restricted preferred stock, preferred stock units, dividend equivalent rights based on preferred stock, stock appreciation rights based on preferred stock, and other equity awards referencing preferred stock; | |
| ● | provide that the share reserve may be satisfied through the issuance of either common stock or preferred stock, as determined by the plan administrator; | |
| ● | authorize adjustments and administration provisions applicable to awards referencing either common stock or preferred stock; and | |
| ● | retain substantially all other material provisions of the existing plan. |
The foregoing description of the A&R Equity Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R Equity Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation establishing a classified Board of Directors.
Effective July 23, 2026, Article 5.2(b) of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was amended to divide the Board of Directors into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III, with staggered terms of office. Following the initial classification, directors elected at each annual meeting will generally serve three-year terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
The amendment further authorizes the Board of Directors to assign incumbent directors to the respective classes upon effectiveness of the classified board structure.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws
In connection with the stockholder approval of the classified board structure, the Company also adopted an Amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective July 23, 2026.
The Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, among other things:
| ● | establishes a three-class Board of Directors with staggered terms; | |
| ● | provides that the initial Class I, Class II and Class III directors will serve until the Company’s 2027, 2028 and 2029 annual meetings, respectively; | |
| ● | provides that newly created directorships and vacancies on the Board will be filled by the remaining directors and that any director so elected will serve for the remainder of the applicable class term; | |
| ● | provides that directors may be removed only for cause by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote in the election of directors; | |
| ● | implements advance notice procedures for stockholder nominations of director candidates; and | |
| ● | makes related conforming changes to Article III of the Company’s bylaws. |
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 23, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Holders of the Company’s Voting Stock as of the close of business on June 1, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, there were 12,247,792 shares of Voting Stock outstanding and entitled to vote, consisting of 10,662,429 shares of Common Stock and 1,585,363 shares of Preferred Voting Stock. A quorum was present at the Annual Meeting, with 6,928,675 shares of Voting Stock represented in person or by proxy, exceeding the 6,123,897 shares required to constitute a quorum. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are set forth below
Proposal No. 1 - Charter Amendment to Establish a Classified Board
The Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, implement a classified board structure under which the Board of Directors is divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,168,106 | 527,110 | 66,747 | 2,166,712 |
Accordingly, Proposal No. 1 was approved. Since Proposal No. 1 was approved, the Company’s Board of Directors is now classified into three classes consisting of Class I, Class II and Class III directors with staggered terms as contemplated by the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws.
Proposal No. 2 - Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the following five directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. Following approval of Proposal No. 1, the directors were elected to the classes and terms set forth in the proxy statement.
The voting results were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Emmit McHenry | 3,728,569 | 1,033,395 | 2,166,711 | |||
| Peter Ginsberg | 4,220,380 | 541,584 | 2,166,711 | |||
| Reginald S. Bailey, Sr. | 4,221,528 | 540,436 | 2,166,711 | |||
| L. Kevin Kelly | 4,211,224 | 550,740 | 2,166,711 | |||
| Kevin E. O’Brien | 4,274,384 | 487,580 | 2,166,711 |
Each nominee received the requisite vote for election and was elected to the Board of Directors.
Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of WWC, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 6,625,700 | 189,272 | 113,703 |
Accordingly, Proposal No. 3 was approved.
Proposal No. 4 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2026, as amended.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,050,402 | 603,797 | 107,764 | 2,166,712 |
Accordingly, Proposal No. 4 was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal No. 5 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Say-on-Pay Votes
The Company’s stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, on the frequency with which future advisory votes on executive compensation should occur.
The voting results were as follows:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 4,080,005 | 122,433 | 179,018 | 380,508 | 2,166,711 |
Consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors and the preference expressed by the Company’s stockholders, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will continue to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every one year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of such votes.
Proposal No. 6 - Approval of Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan
The Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan, which, among other things, provides the Company with additional flexibility in structuring equity-based awards by authorizing grants with respect to preferred stock in addition to common stock.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 3,904,101 | 488,422 | 369,440 | 2,166,712 |
Accordingly, Proposal No. 6 was approved. Since Proposal No. 6 was approved, the A&R Equity Plan became effective as of July 23, 2026 in accordance with its terms.
Proposal No. 7 - Reverse Stock Split Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved one or more amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect one or more reverse stock splits of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio ranging from 3-for-1 to 75-for-1, with aggregate reverse stock split authority not exceeding 250-for-1, with the timing, ratio and implementation thereof to be determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion and as more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 4,805,325 | 1,428,575 | 694,775 |
Accordingly, Proposal No. 7 was approved.
Proposal No. 8 - Adjournment Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal authorizing the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of one or more proposals presented at the Annual Meeting.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 5,899,563 | 960,593 | 68,519 |
Accordingly, Proposal No. 8 was approved.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 3.1 | Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cycurion, Inc. | |
| 3.2 | Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cycurion, Inc. | |
| 10.1 | Amended and Restated 2025 Equity Incentive Plan | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CYCURION, INC. | ||||
| Date: | July 23, 2026 | By: | /s/ L. Kevin Kelly | |
| Name: | L. Kevin Kelly | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||