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:  August 24, 2015

 

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)

 

Texas   001-13992   76-0037324
(State Or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)

  

10959 Cutten Road

Houston, Texas 77066

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

(281) 397-6730

(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

   

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

 

On August 24, 2015, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 315 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, for the following purposes:

 

(1) To elect six directors, including Eric S. Langan, Travis Reese, Robert L. Watters, Steven L. Jenkins, Luke Lirot and Nour-Dean Anakar;

 

(2) To ratify the appointment of Whitley Penn LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015; and

 

(3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

 

Based on the votes received in person and by proxy, all of the above named director nominees were elected, and the appointment of Whitley Penn LLP was ratified.  There were no other matters presented for action at the Annual Meeting. The exact results of the stockholder vote are as follows:

 

Total Shares of Common Stock Outstanding    
as of the Record Date, June 26, 2015:   10,257,323 

 

Total Voting Shares Present Either by Proxy    
or in Person of Common Stock:   8,585,681 

 

Item 1: Election of Directors

 

   FOR   WITHHELD 
Eric S. Langan   2,244,276    1,938,090 
Robert L. Watters   1,615,645    2,566,721 
Steven L. Jenkins   3,412,709    769,657 
Nour-Dean Anakar   3,539,994    642,372 
Travis Reese   2,236,930    1,945,436 
Luke Lirot   3,539,322    643,044 

 

Additionally, there was a total of 4,403,315 broker non-votes for the election of directors.

 

Item 2: Ratification of appointment of Whitley Penn LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending September 30, 2015

 

Votes for:   7,999,282 
Votes against:   102,829 
Votes abstained:   483,570 

 

 

 

  

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  RCI Hospitality Holdings, INC.
     
Date:  August 26, 2015 By: /s/  Eric Langan
    Eric Langan
    President and Chief Executive Officer