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): August 18, 2023
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-36865 | | 47-1535633 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
265 Turner Drive
Durango, Colorado 81303
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (970) 259-0554
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | RMCF | Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 18, 2023, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in person and virtually via live webcast. At the close of business on June 23, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), there were 6,302,342 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding, which constituted all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company.
At the Annual Meeting, 5,062,952 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote as of the Record Date, or approximately 80.33%, were represented by proxy, in person, or virtually, and, therefore, a quorum was present.
The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting are more fully described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2023.
The final voting results on the proposals presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Each of Jeffrey R. Geygan, Robert J. Sarlls, Starlette B. Johnson, Mark O. Riegel and Brett P. Seabert was elected as a director to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor, if any, is elected or appointed, or his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal as follows:
Name | | For | | | Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Jeffrey R. Geygan | | | 2,204,735 | | | | 1,428,399 | | | | 1,429,818 |
| Robert J. Sarlls | | | 3,562,164 | | | | 70,970 | | | | 1,429,818 |
| Starlette B. Johnson | | | 3,561,383 | | | | 71,751 | | | | 1,429,818 |
| Mark O. Riegel | | | 2,433,713 | | | | 1,199,421 | | | | 1,429,818 |
| Brett P. Seabert | | | 2,209,354 | | | | 1,423,780 | | | | 1,429,818 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2024 was ratified as follows:
Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes |
| | 4,958,590 | | | | 55,745 | | | | 48,616 | | | | 0 |
Proposal 3 – Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, on an advisory basis was approved, as follows:
Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes |
| | 2,086,658 | | | | 1,515,464 | | | | 31,011 | | | | 1,429,818 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC. | |
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| Date: August 24, 2023 | By: | /s/ A. Allen Arroyo | |
| | | A. Allen Arroyo, Chief Financial Officer | |
