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): April 4, 2013
National Holdings Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-12629 | 36-4128138 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
120 Broadway, 27th Floor, New York, NY | 10271 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 417-8000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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.
On April 4, 2013, National Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. There were 86,654,709 shares of common stock entitled to be voted. There were 53,786,894 shares of common stock voted in person or by proxy. The following matters were voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:
(1) A proposal to elect three (3) class III directors to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nominees, Mark Goldwasser, Leonard Sokolow and Salvatore Giardina, were elected to serve as class III directors. The results of the voting were as follows:
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Mark Goldwasser | 52,563,373 | 1,197,011 | 26,510 | - |
Leonard Sokolow | 48,892,395 | 4,874,382 | 20,160 | - |
Salvatore Giardina | 50,532,963 | 3,207,078 | 46,853 | - |
(2) A non-binding advisory proposal to approve the Company’s executive compensation. The proposal was approved and the results of the voting were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
50,435,515 | 3,199,170 | 152,209 | - |
(3) A non-binding advisory proposal on the frequency (every one, two or three years) of the non-binding vote on executive compensation. A frequency of two years was approved and the results were as follows:
Every Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
18,892,358 | 19,393,809 | 15,348,289 | 152,438 | - |
SIGNATURE
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.
National Holdings Corporation (Registrant) | |||
| Date:April 8, 2013 | By: | /s/ Mark D. Klein | |
| Mark D. Klein Chief Executive Officer | |||