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)  April 24, 2014

 

IKONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

000-25727

 

41-0730027

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4832 Grand Avenue

 

 

Duluth, Minnesota

 

55807

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (218) 628-2217

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07.                          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 24, 2014, IKONICS Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted upon (1) the election of eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected; (2) the ratification of the selection of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014; and (3) an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.  Each of Lockwood Carlson, Rondi C. Erickson, Ernest M. Harper, Jr., David O. Harris, Darrell B. Lee, H. Leigh Severance, Gerald W. Simonson, and William C. Ulland were re-elected to serve as the Company’s directors. The other two proposals also passed. In particular, the proposals received the following votes:

 

Proposal 1:                      The election of eight directors to serve until the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Lockwood Carlson

 

1,297,667

 

3,652

 

545,066

 

Rondi C. Erickson

 

1,297,667

 

3,652

 

545,066

 

Ernest M. Harper, Jr.

 

1,297,667

 

3,652

 

545,066

 

David O. Harris

 

1,296,677

 

4,642

 

545,066

 

Darrell B. Lee

 

1,297,667

 

3,652

 

545,066

 

H. Leigh Severance

 

1,297,667

 

3,652

 

545,066

 

Gerald W. Simonson

 

1,296,677

 

4,642

 

545,066

 

William C. Ulland

 

1,296,522

 

4,797

 

545,066

 

 

Proposal 2:                     The ratification of the selection of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

 

1,844,811

 

1,574

 

0

 

 

Proposal 3:                     Advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

1,286,612

 

10,607

 

4,100

 

545,066

 

 

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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.

 

 

IKONICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: April 28, 2014

/s/ Jon Gerlach

 

Jon Gerlach

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

and Vice President of Finance

 

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