Clean Energy Technologies, Inc.
For the period ended Apr 15, 2025. Filed Apr 15, 2025.
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Apr 15, 2025 · Filed Apr 15, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1340 Reynolds Avenue, Unit 120
Irvine, CA 92614
NOTICE OF COMBINED 2024 AND 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held APRIL 30, 2025
Dear Stockholders:
Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (“we”, “us” or the “Company”) cordially invites you to attend our combined 2024 and 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. The meeting will be held virtually on April 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific time), following registration athttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jLXAhHtzSsOmY7fA92ySjg, and hosted at 1340 Reynolds Avenue, Unit 120, Irvine, California, 92614.
We did not hold an annual meeting last year, and as such we are holding a combined 2024 and 2025 annual meeting this year.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Company will be held in a virtual meeting format only. The virtual meeting may be accessed following registration athttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jLXAhHtzSsOmY7fA92ySjg. There is no in-person meeting for you to attend. Once your registration is complete, you can access the Annual Meeting at the links that will be provided following registration. After registration is complete and you have entered the Annual Meeting virtually, the Company will provide you an opportunity to ask questions that are confined to matters properly before the Annual Meeting and of general Company concern. All answers to proper questions received at the meeting will be posted to the Investor Relations page of our website upon conclusion of the meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific time). We encourage you to access the virtual meeting prior to the start time. Online access will open approximately at 9:45 a.m. (Pacific time), and you should allow ample time to log in to the meeting and test your computer audio system. We recommend that you carefully review the procedures needed to gain admission in advance. There will be technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the virtual meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during check-in or during the meeting, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual stockholder meeting login page. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting.
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At the meeting we will be considering and voting on the following matters:
| 1. | Electing five directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”), each to serve a term of one year; |
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of TAAD LLP (“TAAD”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; and |
| 3. | To consider a non-binding advisory vote on compensation of our named executive officers. |
Stockholders who owned our common stock at the close of business on April 2, 2025 (the “Record Date”), may attend and vote at the meeting. A stockholders list will be available at our offices at 1340 Reynolds Avenue, Unit 120, Irvine, California, 92614, for a period of ten days prior to the meeting. We hope that you will be able to virtually attend the meeting.
Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company uses the Internet as the primary means of furnishing proxy materials to stockholders. Accordingly, the Company is sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to the Company’s stockholders. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials (including the Company’s Annual Report to the stockholders, the Proxy Statement or the form of proxy) via the Internet at*https://cetyinc.com/investors/*or request a printed set of the proxy materials by contacting our main office at (949) 273-4990. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice. The Notice contains a control number that you will need to vote your shares. Please keep the Notice for your reference through the meeting date. In addition, stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. The Company encourages stockholders to take advantage of the availability of the proxy materials on the Internet to help reduce the environmental impact of its annual meetings.
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please vote electronically via the Internet or by telephone, or, if you requested paper copies of the proxy materials, please complete, sign, date and return the accompanying proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. See “How do I cast my vote?” in the Proxy Statement for more details.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Kambiz Mahdi
Kambiz Mahdi
Chief Executive Officer
Irvine, California
April 14, 2025
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | 1 |
| DEFINITIONS | 2 |
| INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING | 2 |
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 3 |
| PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 7 |
| PROPOSAL 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 15 |
| PROPOSAL 3 NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 17 |
| OTHER INFORMATION | 20 |
| PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS | 20 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 20 |
| NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION | 21 |
| EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS | 21 |
| OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END | 22 |
| DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK | 23 |
| CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | 25 |
| DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 26 |
| SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE | 27 |
| CODE OF ETHICS | 27 |
| DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS | 27 |
| OTHER MATTERS | 28 |
| SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS | 28 |
| NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS | 29 |
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CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1340 Reynolds Avenue, Unit 120,
Irvine, CA 92614
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