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): August 18, 2015

 

National Holdings Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

          Delaware          

 

        001-12629        

 

      36-4128138      

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

410 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY

10271

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(212) 417-8000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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:

 

 

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

 

On August 18, 2015, National Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. There were 12,466,365 shares of common stock entitled to be voted. There were 10,057,408 shares of common stock voted in person or by proxy. The following matters were voted upon.

 

(1)     A proposal to elect two (2) class II directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until death, resignation or removal. The nominees, Frank Plimpton and Frederic B. Powers III, were elected to serve as class II directors. The results of the voting were as follows:

 

Nominees

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Frank Plimpton

3,209,520

2,560,608

123,942

-

Frederic B. Powers III

5,531,116

274,012

88,942

-

 

(2)     A proposal to approve an amendment to the National Holdings Corporation 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which provides for the issuance of an additional 350,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan. The proposal was not approved and the results of the voting were as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

2,669,884

3,076,890

146,996

4,163,341

 

(3)     A proposal to approve a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers. The proposal was approved and the results of the voting were as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

3,124,980

1,736,933

1,032,154

4,163,341

 

(4)     A proposal to ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. The proposal was ratified and the results of the voting were as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

10,035,399

1,440

20,569

-

  

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

     

 

National Holdings Corporation

 

  (Registrant)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:     August 20, 2015

By:

/s/ Robert B. Fagenson 

 

 

 

Robert B. Fagenson

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer