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): June 29, 2016

 

WORKHORSE GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-53704   26-1394771
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification
Number)

 

100 Commerce Drive, Loveland, Ohio 45140

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

513-297-3640

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Copies to:

Stephen M. Fleming, Esq.

Fleming PLLC

49 Front Street, Suite 206

Rockville Centre, New York 11570

Phone: (516) 833-5034

Fax: (516) 977-1209

 

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

 

Workhorse Group Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting on June 29, 2016 in Loveland, Ohio. Of the 23,150,871 shares of Common Stock outstanding on May 11, 2016, the record date, 16,081,300 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Proxy Statement. The proposals described below were voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the number of votes cast with respect to each proposal was as set forth below:

 

(1) Elect five (5) directors until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The five directors receiving the highest vote were appointed to the board. The following Directors were elected to the board.

 

   For  Against  Abstain
Raymond J. Chess  11,932,707  0  49,903
James E. Taylor  11,767,934  0  214,676
H. Benjamin Samuels  11,933,072  0  49,538
Gerald B. Budde  11,933,072  0  49,538
Stephen S. Burns  11,932,755  0  49,855

 

(2) Approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on an advisory basis. This matter was approved by a majority of the shares outstanding.

 

For  Against  Abstain
11,903,506  19,011  60,093

 

(3) Approve the Workhorse Group Inc. 2016 Incentive Stock Plan. This matter was approved by a majority of the shares outstanding.

 

For  Against  Abstain
11,653,554  132,444  196,612

 

(4) Ratify the appointment of Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.  as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. This matter was determined based on majority of the shares cast.

 

For  Against  Abstain
15,693,073  370,777  47,450

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
     
Date: July 1, 2016 By: /s/ Julio Rodriguez
  Name: Julio Rodriguez
  Title: CFO

 

 

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