Exhibit 99.1
KARTOON
STUDIOS, INC.
Annual Meeting Results
On October 21, 2026, Kartoon Studios, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on five proposals, each described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the SEC on September 4, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). As of August 31, 2026, the record date, there were 62,204,105 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
The following are the final results of voting on each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected Joseph “Gray” Davis, David Neumann, and Dr. Cynthia Turner-Graham as Class I directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, and Andy Heyward, Anthony Thomopoulos, and Jeffrey Schlesinger as Class II directors to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders, in each case until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
| Nominee | Class | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Joseph “Gray” Davis | I | 17,632,435 | 4,874,797 | 17,093,710 | ||||
| David Neuman | I | 21,207,478 | 1,299,754 | 17,093,710 | ||||
| Dr. Cynthia Turner-Graham | I | 20,783,399 | 1,723,833 | 17,093,710 | ||||
| Andy Heyward | II | 20,011,721 | 2,495,511 | 17,093,710 | ||||
| Anthony Thomopoulos | II | 16,961,701 | 5,545,531 | 17,093,710 | ||||
| Jeffrey Schlesinger | II | 18,204,415 | 4,302,817 | 17,093,710 |
Proposal No. 2: The Auditor Ratification Proposal
The stockholders ratified the appointment of WithumSmith+Brown, PC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 36,890,665 | 1,398,163 | 1,312,114 | – |
Proposal No. 3: The Incentive Plan Increase Proposal
The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2020 Plan”), increasing the number of shares of Common Stock available for awards under the 2020 Plan by 4,000,000 shares.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 19,411,145 | 3,040,365 | 55,722 | 17,093,710 |
| 1 |
Proposal No. 4: The Say-on-Pay Proposal
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 19,739,784 | 2,666,708 | 100,740 | 17,093,710 |
Proposal No. 5: The Adjournment Proposal
The stockholders approved the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of Proposal 3. Because Proposal 3 was approved, no adjournment was necessary.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 19,524,687 | 2,903,627 | 78,918 | 17,093,710 |
| 2 |