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 19, 2016

 

 

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-36865

 

47-1535633

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

         

 

265 Turner Drive

Durango, Colorado 81303

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (970) 259-0554

 

 

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:

 

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

 

On August 19, 2016, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino Del Rio, Durango, Colorado 81301. At the close of business on June 24, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 5,821,606 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 5,190,757 shares, or 89.2% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, were represented by proxy or in person and, therefore, a quorum was present at the Annual Meeting. Each of the proposals were approved, and each of the director nominees were elected, by the vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The results of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of directors.

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Franklin E. Crail

2,989,093

 

333,614

 

1,868,050

Lee N. Mortenson

2,702,978

 

619,729

 

1,868,050

Bryan J. Merryman

2,977,685

 

345,022

 

1,868,050

Gerald A. Kien

3,008,097

 

314,610

 

1,868,050

Clyde Wm. Engle

2,690,762

 

631,945

 

1,868,050

Scott G. Capdevielle

3,020,068

 

302,639

 

1,868,050

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of EKS&H LLLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2017.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

5,133,964

 

46,129

 

10,664

 

 

Proposal 3 — Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

3,110,685

 

172,104

 

39,918

 

1,868,050

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 19, 2016

By:

/s/ Bryan J. Merryman

 

 

 

Bryan J. Merryman, Chief Operating Officer,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director