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
June 18, 2015
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
DAKOTA PLAINS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Nevada | 001-36493 | 20-2543857 |
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
294 Grove Lane East
Wayzata, Minnesota | | 55391 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(952) 473-9950
(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.
Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 18, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected all five persons nominated by the Company’s board of directors to serve as directors until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected. The proposed amendment to the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amendment”) was approved and the Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Mantyla McReynolds LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. Set forthbelow are the final voting results for each of the proposals.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
| Name | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Gary L. Alvord | | 13,445,675 | | 5,755,149 | | 21,984,407 |
| Steven A. Blank | | 13,497,011 | | 5,703,813 | | 21,984,407 |
| David J. Fellon | | 13,476,011 | | 5,724,813 | | 21,984,407 |
| K. Adam Kroloff | | 13,477,025 | | 5,723,799 | | 21,984,407 |
| Craig M. McKenzie | | 13,420,982 | | 5,779,842 | | 21,984,407 |
Proposal 2. Approval of an amendment to the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
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| 14,163,983 | | 4,841,602 | | 195,239 | | 21,984,407 |
Proposal 3. Ratification of the selection of Mantyla McReynolds LLC as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
| For | | Against | | Abstain |
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| 35,276,721 | | 5,034,287 | | 874,223 |
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.
| | DAKOTA PLAINS HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| Date: June 22, 2015 | /s/ Timothy R. Brady |
| | Timothy R. Brady
Chief Financial Officer |
