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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on
which registered
iCommon Stock, par value $0.0001
iBARK
iNew
York Stock Exchange
iWarrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
iBARK WS
iNew
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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Events
BARK, Inc. (the "Company") expects to hold the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. A proxy statement with additional information regarding the 2022 Annual Meeting will be distributed to stockholders prior to such meeting.
Deadline
for Rule 14a-8 Stockholder Proposals
Under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proxy rules, the Company has set the deadline for submission of proposals pursuant to Rule 14a-8 for the 2022 Annual Meeting as September 22, 2022. Accordingly, in order for a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the 2022 Annual Meeting, the proposal must be received by the Company’s Secretary at BARK, Inc., 221 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10013 on or before September 22, 2022, and comply with the procedures and requirements
set forth in Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Advance Notice Deadline for Director Nominees and Other Stockholder Proposals
In accordance with the Company’s bylaws, for director nominations or stockholder proposals to be brought before the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders, other than Rule 14a-8 proposals described above, written notice must be received by the Company’s Secretary at BARK, Inc., 221 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10013 on or before September 22, 2022. Such notices must also comply with the requirements
of the Company’s bylaws and other applicable law.
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.