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): | November 14, 2019 |
HOPTO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 0-21683 | | 13-3899021 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6 Loudon Road, Suite 200, Concord, NH 03301
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (800) 472-7466 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on November 14, 2019. The following items of business were considered at the Annual Meeting:
(1) the election of four directors;
(2) ratification of the selection of dbbMcKennon as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019;
(3) to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
(4) approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of our named executive officers, commonly known as “say-on-pay”;
(5) the transaction of such other business as may properly have come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 9,834,866 shares. The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the annual meeting was 7,498,163 shares. The number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
The stockholders elected four directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2020 as follows:
| Director | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Jonathon R. Skeels | | 5,594,262 | | 16,065 | | 1,451 | | 1,886,385 |
| Richard S. Chernicoff | | 5,595,539 | | 14,788 | | 1,451 | | 1,886,385 |
| Thomas R. Stewart | | 5,595,491 | | 14,836 | | 1,451 | | 1,886,385 |
| Jean-Louis Casabonne | | 4,808,013 | | 24,782 | | 778,983 | | 1,886,385 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Auditors.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of dbbMcKennon as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 as follows:
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 7,441,316 | | 29,096 | | 27,751 | | - |
Proposal 3: Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation.
| 1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstain |
| 2,084,453 | | 224,916 | | 543,899 | | 2,958,197 |
Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
In a non-binding, advisory vote, the stockholders approved the compensation of our executive officers as follows:
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 5,464,142 | | 63,737 | | 83,899 | | 1,886,385 |
Following the annual meeting, in accordance with the advisory vote of the Company’s stockholders, the Company’s Board of Directors voted that the stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every year.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | hopTo Inc. |
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| Dated: November 15, 2019 | By: | /s/ Jonathon R. Skeels |
| | | Jonathon R. Skeels |
| | | Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Secretary |
