Clear Secure, Inc.

8-K · you-20260610.htm iXBRL

0001856314 2026-06-10 2026-06-10 0001856314 2025-01-01 2025-12-31

 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 10, 2026
 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)
 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 Title of each class Trading
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 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).
 Emerging growth company ☐

 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 On June 10, 2026, Clear Secure, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Common Stock (as defined below) approved, among other things, amendments to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendments”) to (i) remove certain supermajority vote requirements and (ii) clarify the officer exculpation provision, as more fully described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”). The Amendments became effective upon the filing of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securityholders.

 On June 10, 2026, the Company held 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 2026 Proxy Statement. 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 473,020,343 1,215,071 8,205,243
 Michael Z. Barkin 472,933,564 1,301,850 8,205,243
 Jeffery H. Boyd 472,661,532 1,573,882 8,205,243
 Tomago Collins 473,109,666 1,125,748 8,205,243
 Shawn Henry 473,931,211 304,203 8,205,243
 Kathryn Hollister 473,425,280 810,134 8,205,243
 Marne Levine 473,592,251 643,163 8,205,243
 Peter Scher 473,390,097 845,317 8,205,243
 Adam J. Wiener 472,466,880 1,768,534 8,205,243

 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 2026 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
 482,403,423 11,115 26,119 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
 452,365,461 21,832,937 37,016 8,205,243

 4. The Company’s holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, approved an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to remove certain supermajority vote requirements. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
 470,948,879 3,271,238 15,297 8,205,243

 5. The Company’s holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, approved an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to clarify the officer exculpation provision. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
 471,634,813 2,516,586 84,015 8,205,243

 Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 (d) Exhibits

 Exhibit No. Description
 3.1
 Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Clear Secure, Inc., dated June 10, 2026

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 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 10, 2026 By:
 /s/ Emma Barnett Bauman
 Name: Emma Barnett Bauman
 Title: Senior Vice President & Secretary