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): December 15, 2016
Eastside Distilling, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 000-54959 | | 20-3937596 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1805 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Portland, Oregon, 97214
(971) 888-4264
(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 15, 2016, at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Eastside Distilling, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved the three proposals listed below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2016.
| 1. | To elect Trent Davis, Steven Earles, Michael Fleming and Grover Wickersham to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the later of the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified: |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Trent Davis | 3,169,171 | 100 | 0 |
| Steven Earles | 3,169,171 | 100 | 0 |
| Michael Fleming | 3,169,171 | 100 | 0 |
| Grover Wickersham | 3,169,171 | 100 | 0 |
| 2. | To approve the adoption of the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the reservation of 500,000 shares of common stock for issuance thereunder, and the “evergreen” provisions described in the Proxy: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 3,160,030 | 7,781 | 1,460 | 0 |
| 3. | To ratify the appointment of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 3,167,349 | 100 | 1,822 | 0 |
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.
| | | EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC. |
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| Date: December 21, 2016 | | By: | | /s/ Steve Shum |
| | | | | Steve Shum |
| | | | | Chief Financial Officer |
