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): June 2, 2022
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DE | 001-14761 | 13-4007862 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
191 Mason Street Greenwich, CT | 06830 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 629-2726
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value | GBL | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 2, 2022. At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company: (1) elected nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified and (2) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.
As of April 13, 2022, the record date for the Meeting, the Company had outstanding 7,542,270 shares of Class A common stock (“Class A Stock”) and 19,024,117 shares of Class B Stock. The Class A Stock and Class B Stock vote together as a single class on all matters. Each share of Class A Stock is entitled to one vote per share and each share of Class B Stock is entitled to ten votes per share. Shares present or represented at the Meeting were 5,181,860 shares of Class A Stock and 18,809,792 shares of Class B Stock, constituting a quorum.
Set forth below, with respect to each of the matters submitted to shareholders, are the number of votes cast for or against or withheld, and the number of abstentions, broker non-votes, and uncast votes, where applicable.
(1) Election of Directors
NOMINEE | VOTES FOR | VOTES WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES |
Edwin L. Artzt | 192,608,561 | 114,214 | 557,005 |
Raymond C. Avansino, Jr. | 190,748,105 | 1,974,670 | 557,005 |
Leslie B. Daniels | 192,592,622 | 130,153 | 557,005 |
Douglas R. Jamieson | 191,036,819 | 1,685,956 | 557,005 |
Mario J. Gabelli | 191,229,416 | 1,493,359 | 557,005 |
Eugene R. McGrath | 192,579,470 | 143,305 | 557,005 |
Agnes Mullady | 191,486,647 | 1,236,128 | 557,005 |
Robert S. Prather, Jr. | 190,795,678 | 1,927,097 | 557,005 |
Elisa M. Wilson | 191,128,472 | 1,594,303 | 557,005 |
(2) Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES |
193,260,384 | 19,238 | 158 | - |
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.
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
By: /s/ Kieran Caterina
Kieran Caterina
Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer
Date:June 6, 2022