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) May 3, 2017
 
 
ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-37387
 
47-3965991
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY
 
 
 
10580
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 629-9595


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

 
The annual meeting of shareholders of Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”) was held on May 3, 2017.  At the annual meeting: (1) seven persons were elected to serve as directors of AC and (2) the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as AC's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified.
 
Set forth below, with respect to each of the matters submitted to shareholders, are the number of votes cast for or against or withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, where applicable.
 
 
 
 
VOTES FOR
   
VOTES WITHHELD
   
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
(1) Election of Directors
 
   
   
 
NOMINEE
 
   
   
 
Richard L. Bready
   
188,216,710
     
41,411
     
742,382
 
Mario J. Gabelli
   
185,990,924
     
2,267,197
     
742,382
 
Douglas R. Jamieson      188,242,328        15,793        742,382  
Daniel R. Lee
   
188,043,737
     
214,384
     
742,382
 
Bruce M. Lisman
   
188,215,838
     
42,283
     
742,382
 
Frederic V. Salerno       188,228,144        29,977        742,382  
Salvatore F. Sodano
   
188,217,266
     
40,855
     
742,382
 
 
 
 
 
VOTES FOR
   
VOTES AGAINST
   
ABSTAINED
   
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
(2) Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm
   
188,993,221
     
3,324
     
3,958
     
-
 
 
 
 

  
 
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.
 
Associated Capital Group, Inc.
 
By: /s/ Patrick Dennis
 
Patrick Dennis
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date:May 4, 2017