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): September 14, 2021
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.
(Name of Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38154 | 34-2008348 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3300 S Hiawassee Rd., Suite 104-105
Orlando, Florida 32835
(Address, Including Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
863-937-8985
(Issuer’s telephone number)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock | CODA | Nasdaq |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 14, 2021, Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company:
| For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | ||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | ||||||||
| Annmarie Gayle | 7,317,144 | -0- | 118,441 | ||||||
| Michael Hamilton | 7,306,350 | -0- | 129,235 | ||||||
| Mary Losty | 7,116,930 | -0- | 318,655 | ||||||
| G. Tyler Runnels | 7,244,332 | -0- | 191,253 | ||||||
| J. Charles Plumb | 7,248,724 | -0- | 186,861 | ||||||
| 2. | Approval of the Coda Octopus Group, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan | 6,654,817 | 766,032 | 14,736 | |||||
| 3. | Ratification of Appointment of Frazier & Deeter, LLC. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm | 7,400,308 | 13,952 | 21,325 | |||||
| 4. | Approval on an advisory basis of executive compensation | 7,331,864 | 57,922 | 45,799 |
| Exhibit number | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
Dated: September 20, 2021
| Coda Octopus Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Annmarie Gayle | |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||