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) May 25, 2023

CARPARTS.COM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33264

68-0623433

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2050 W. 190th Street, Suite 400, Torrance, CA90504

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (424) 702-1455

N/A

(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 symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

PRTS

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

(NASDAQ Global Market)

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).

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

As noted below, on May 25, 2023, the shareholders of CarParts.com, Inc. (the "Company") approved the amendment of the CarParts.com, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 500,000 shares.

The Plan is described in more detail in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023. The Plan is intended to provide employees with an opportunity to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a discount. Subject to adjustment as described in the Plan, the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan, as amended, is 750,000 shares.

The foregoing description and the summary contained in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 25, 2023, the Company held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). A total of 56,109,263 shares of the Company's common stock were entitled to vote as of March 28, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 49,227,384 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the Company's stockholders were asked to vote on five proposals. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement dated April 28, 2023 for the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors

The stockholders elected two Class II directors to serve a three-year term, until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Nanxi Liu

36,477,811

758,084

11,991,489

Henry Maier

34,009,906

3,225,989

11,991,489

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Selection of Independent Auditors

The stockholders voted to ratify the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. The results of the vote were as follows:

For

Against

Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

47,595,674

1,589,136

42,574

Proposal No. 3 - Advisory Resolution Regarding the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

The advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved. The results of the advisory (non-binding) vote were as follows:

For

Against

Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

33,967,476

2,974,967

293,452

11,991,489

Proposal No. 4 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Future Advisory Votes Regarding the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

The advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of the advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved. The results of the advisory (non-binding) vote were as follows:

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstaining

29,173,018

68,298

7,646,234

348,295

Proposal No. 5 - Approval of the Amendment of the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The stockholders voted to approve the amendment of the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by 500,000 shares:

For

Against

Abstaining

Broker Non-Votes

35,728,825

1,455,970

51,100

11,991,489

Board Decision on Frequency of Say-on-Pay

Based on these results, the Board of Directors determined that the Company will conduct future advisory (non-binding) votes regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers annually.

No other matters were presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

ExhibitNo.

Description

10.1

CarParts.com, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended

104

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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.

Dated: May 26, 2023

CARPARTS.COM, INC.

By:

/s/ Ryan Lockwood

Name:

Ryan Lockwood

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

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