U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December, 2017
Commission File No.:001-04192
MFC Bancorp Ltd.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland D02 DK18
(Address of principal executive office)
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MFC BANCORP LTD.
Report of Voting Results
This report describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of such votes at the annual general meeting of MFC Bancorp Ltd. (the "Company") held on December 15, 2017 in Hong Kong, China (the "Meeting").
| 1. | Election of Directors |
Each of the seven management nominees was elected by the shareholders. The total number of votes cast in favour of, and withheld, for each nominee was as follows (based on proxies voted at the meeting):
| Nominee | Votes For (#) | Votes For (%) | Votes Withheld (#) | Votes Withheld (%) | ||||
| Michael J. Smith | 7,386,646 | 94.03 | 469,001 | 5.97 | ||||
| Gerardo Cortina | 7,360,781 | 93.70 | 494,866 | 6.30 | ||||
| Indrajit Chatterjee | 7,296,921 | 92.89 | 558,726 | 7.11 | ||||
| Dr. Shuming Zhao | 7,376,230 | 93.90 | 479,417 | 6.10 | ||||
| Silke S. Stenger | 7,376,995 | 93.91 | 478,652 | 6.09 | ||||
| Friedrich Hondl | 7,376,248 | 93.90 | 479,399 | 6.10 | ||||
| Jochen Dümler | 7,377,050 | 93.91 | 478,597 | 6.09 |
| 2. | Appointment of Auditor |
Moore Stephens LLP was appointed the Company's auditor for the ensuing year and the Company's board of directors (the "Board") was authorized to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor. The total number of votes cast in favour of, and withheld, in respect of the appointment the auditor was as follows (based on proxies voted at the meeting):
Votes For (#) | Votes For (%) | Votes Withheld (#) | Votes Withheld (%) | |||
| 7,817,393 | 99.51 | 7,929 | 0.10 |
DATED this 20th day of December, 2017.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MFC BANCORP LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Samuel Morrow | |
| Samuel Morrow | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | December 20, 2017 |