UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): June 7, 2016
Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado | 000-23367 | 84-1307044 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1777 S. Harrison Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO | 80210 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(303) 691-0680
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(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. |
On June 7, 2016, Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The final voting results on each matter considered at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
| 1. | Election of two Class I directors to each serve for a three-year term until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: |
Nominee |
For |
Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Paul E. Valuck, D.D.S. | 785,579 | 105,211 | 161,946 | |||||||||
| Thomas D. Wolf | 764,661 | 126,129 | 161,946 | |||||||||
Paul E. Valuck, D.D.S. and Thomas D. Wolf were re-elected as Class I directors.
| 2. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers described in the Proxy Statement: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 793,127 | 93,750 | 3,913 | 161,946 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016: |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 1,050,711 | 1,108 | 917 | ||||||||
Each proposal was approved by the Company’s shareholders by the required vote.
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: | June 8, 2016 | Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Dennis N. Genty | |||
| Dennis N. Genty | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer, | ||||
| Secretary and Treasurer | ||||