Company: APCXW
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001683168-25-002670
Chunk: 62

Company: AppTech Payments Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 62
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 however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, the Proxy Access Notice must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 150th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of: (i) the 120th day prior to such annual meeting; or (ii) the 10th day following the day on which Public Disclosure of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of the Proxy Access Notice; and |
| ● | otherwise comply with the requirements of Delaware law, Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, and our amended and restated bylaws.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

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Unless we receive notice
in the foregoing manner, the proxy holders shall have discretionary authority to vote for or against any such proposal presented at our
2026 annual meeting of stockholders. If we change the date of the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders by more than 30 days from the anniversary
of this year’s Annual Meeting, stockholder proposals must be received at a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our
proxy materials for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.

Can I submit a nomination for director candidates and proposals not intended for inclusion in the proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting?

Our stockholders who wish
to (a) nominate persons for election to the Board at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or (b) present a proposal at the 2026 annual
meeting of stockholders but who do not intend for such proposal to be included in our proxy materials for such meeting, must deliver written
notice of the nomination or proposal to AppTech Payments Corp, 5876 Owens Ave, Suite 100, Carlsbad, California 92008, Attention: Corporate
Secretary no later than the close of business on the later of (a) the 120th day prior to the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and (b)
the 10th day following the day we first publicly announce the date of the 2026 annual meeting. The