UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 22, 2016
ENTERTAINMENT GAMING ASIA INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Nevada | 001-32161 | 91-1696010 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
|
37/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
| + 852-3147 6600 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters To a Vote of Security Holders
We held an annual meeting of stockholders on November 23, 2016 (Hong Kong time)/ November 22, 2016 (United States time), for purposes of:
| · | electing six directors, each to serve until our 2017 annual meeting of stockholders; |
| · | ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016; |
| · | approving amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock; and |
| · | non-binding advisory vote of the compensation of our named executive officers. |
All of the persons nominated to serve on our board of directors, namely Clarence (Yuk Man) Chung, Vincent L. DiVito, John W. Crawford, J.P., Samuel (Yuen Wai) Tsang, Anthony (Kanhee) Tyen, Ph.D. and Dennis (Chi Wai) Tam, were elected to our board of directors with shares voted as follows:
| Shares voted for | Shares withheld | |
| Clarence (Yuk Man) Chung | 10,812,685 | 183,761 |
| Vincent L. DiVito | 10,987,878 | 8,568 |
| John W. Crawford, J.P. | 10,987,878 | 8,568 |
| Samuel (Yuen Wai) Tsang | 10,827,202 | 169,244 |
| Anthony (Kanhee) Tyen, Ph.D. | 10,987,087 | 9,359 |
| Dennis (Chi Wai) Tam | 10,827,202 | 169,244 |
There were 2,336,995 broker non-votes for this proposal.
Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 with shares voted as follows:
| Shares voted for | 13,166,750 |
| Shares against | 163,179 |
| Shares abstaining | 3,512 |
Our stockholders approved amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock with shares voted as follows:
| Shares voted for | 12,658,558 |
| Shares against | 672,760 |
| Shares abstaining | 2,123 |
Our stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement with shares voted as follows:
| Shares voted for | 10,881,315 |
| Shares against | 106,389 |
| Shares abstaining | 8,742 |
There were 2,336,995 broker non-votes for this proposal.
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.
| ENTERTAINMENT GAMING ASIA INC. | |
| Dated: November 23, 2016 | /s/ Clarence Chung |
| Clarence (Yuk Man) Chung | |
| Chief Executive Officer |