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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 18, 2024
USIO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada |  | 000-30152 |  | 98-0190072
(State or other jurisdiction |  | (Commission |  | (IRS Employer
of incorporation) |  | File Number) |  | Identification No.)

3611 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX |  | 78231
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(210) 249-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | USIO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 18, 2024, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Proxies were solicited pursuant to our definitive proxy statement filed on April 29, 2024, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The number of shares of our common stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting was 26,789,191. The holders of 19,134,162 shares of common stock were present or represented by valid proxy at the annual meeting, of which 6,367,513 were broker non-votes. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote with respect to matters submitted to our stockholders at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, our stockholders voted on the matters set forth below.
Proposal 1A –Election of Class I Director: Louis A. Hoch to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
Louis A. Hoch was duly elected as our Class I director. The result of the election was as follows:

NOMINEE | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES
Louis A. Hoch | 12,587,687 | 0 | 178,962 | 6,367,513

Proposal 1B –Election of Class I Director: Blaise Bender to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
Blaise Bender was duly elected as our Class I director. The result of the election was as follows:

NOMINEE | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES
Blaise C. Bender | 12,308,418 | 0 | 458,231 | 6,367,513

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Our stockholders voted upon and approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2023, as described in our proxy statement. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES
11,886,224 | 706,132 | 174,293 | 6,367,513

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our stockholders voted upon and approved the ratification of the appointment of PKF (Pannell Kerr Forster) of Texas, P.C., to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN
18,667,525 | 406,940 | 56,697

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure

The presentation delivered at our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of the Section. The information in this Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
This report (including Exhibit 99.1) contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions, or any other statements related to our future activities, or future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performances and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as required by law.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 | Usio, Inc. Presentation for 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 18, 2024
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: June 18, 2024 | USIO, INC. By: /s/ Louis A. Hoch Name: Louis A. Hoch Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board