UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 7, 2021
Laird Superfood, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-39537 | 81-1589788 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
275 W. Lundgren Mill Drive, Sisters, Oregon | 97759 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 670-6796
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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, par value $0.001 per share | LSF | NYSE American |
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. |
Laird Superfood, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2021. The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 5,179,065, representing approximately 58% of the 8,895,852 shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and constituting a quorum. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set out below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
The stockholders elected all seven nominees at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2022. The voting results were as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Geoffrey T. Barker | 4,626,081 | 68,924 | 38,621 | 445,439 | ||||||||||||
Jim Buechler | 4,627,489 | 67,501 | 38,636 | 445,439 | ||||||||||||
Maile Naylor | 4,388,807 | 307,580 | 37,239 | 445,439 | ||||||||||||
Gregory Graves | 4,034,820 | 660,138 | 38,668 | 445,439 | ||||||||||||
Laird Hamilton | 4,598,418 | 108,379 | 26,829 | 445,439 | ||||||||||||
Paul Hodge | 4,636,966 | 69,395 | 27,265 | 445,439 | ||||||||||||
Thomas Wetherald | 4,527,733 | 178,533 | 27,360 | 445,439 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accountants
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
5,123,978 | 8,677 | 46,410 | 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.
Date: May 10, 2021 | Laird Superfood, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Valerie Ells | |||||
Name: | Valerie Ells | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |