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): November 19, 2013

 

BLUEFIRE RENEWABLES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-52361   20-4590982

(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

31 Musick

Irvine, CA92618

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(949) 588-3767

(Telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On November 19, 2013, Bluefire Renewables, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of (i) electing four directors to hold office for a one year term or until each of their successors are elected and qualified (the “Election of Directors”), (ii) ratifying the appointment of DBBMcKennon, beginning on January 1, 2013, as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 (the “Auditor Ratification”), (iii) approving, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the “Executive Compensation” section of the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting (the “Say on Pay Proposal”), (iv) approving, by non-binding advisory vote, the frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation (the “Say on Pay Frequency”), and (v) amending the Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 from 100,000,000 to 500,000,000 shares (the “Authorized Share Increase”).

 

As of the close of business on October 18, 2013, the record date for the Annual Meeting 63,747,796 common shares of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting 40,357,335, or approximately 63.31%, of the Company’s outstanding common shares entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy.

 

The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors: Each of the candidates listed received the number of votes set forth next to his/her respective name.

 

Name  Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Withheld 
Arnold Klann   32,824,714    7,532,621    0 
Necitas Sumait   32,824,714    7,532,621    0 
Joe Sparano   32,824,714    7,532,621    0 
Chris Nichols   32,824,714    7,532,621    0 
Total Shares Voted   32,824,714    7,532,621    0 
% Voted For   81.33%   18.67%   0%

 

2. Auditor Ratification

 

   For   Against   Abstain   Votes Withheld 
Total Shares Voted   40,152,085    205,250    0    0 
% Voted For   99.49%   0.51%   0%   0%

 

3. Say On Pay Proposal

 

   For   Against   Abstain   Votes Withheld 
Total Shares Voted   32,179,162    8,178,173    0    0 
% Voted For   79.74%   20.26%   0%   0%

 

4. Say On Pay Frequency

 

   Every One Year   Every Two Years   Every Three Years   Abstain 
Total Shares Voted   32,623,948    200,766    7,532,621    0 
% Voted For   80.84%   0.50%   18.66%   0%

 

5. The Authorized Share Increase

 

   For   Against   Abstain   Votes Withheld 
Total Shares Voted   32,418,698    7,938,637    0    0 
% Voted For   80.33%   19.67%   0%   0%

 

According to the results above, the majority of the stockholders present at the meeting, whether in person or by proxy, voted FOR and thereby authorized (i) the Election of Directors, (ii) the Auditor Ratification, (iii) the Say on Pay Proposal, and (iv) the Authorized Share Increase, as well as voting EVERY ONE YEAR for the Say on Pay Frequency.

 

 
 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  BLUEFIRE RENEWABLES, INC.
     
Date: November 22, 2013 By: /s/ Arnold R. Klann
  Name: Arnold R. Klann
  Title: Chief Executive Officer