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 13, 2017

 

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware  001-36589  74-2781950
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission  (IRS Employer
of incorporation)  File Number)  Identification No.)

 

 

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(214) 661-7488

(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

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Wilhelmina International, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 13, 2017. Of the 5,381,668 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting, 4,985,283 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

 

At the Annual Meeting, the following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company and received the number of votes set forth opposite their respective names:

 

Director

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Or Withheld

Abstentions and

Broker Non-Votes

Mark E. Schwarz 3,838,495 14,084 1,132,704
Clinton J. Coleman 3,838,495 14,084 1,132,704
James A. Dvorak 3,840,875 11,704 1,132,704
Horst Dieter-Esch 3,841,040 11,539 1,132,704
Mark E. Pape 3,838,775 13,804 1,132,704
James C. Roddey 3,841,125 11,454 1,132,704
Jeffrey R. Utz 3,841,155 11,424 1,132,704

 

Proposal No. 2 – Approval of Preferred Stock Elimination Amendment

 

The Board of Directors submitted to the shareholders for approval a proposal to amend the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to eliminate any class of preferred stock from the shares of capital stock the Company is authorized to issue. At the Annual Meeting, 3,839,690 shares were voted in favor of the proposed charter amendment eliminating preferred stock; 9,395 shares were voted against the proposed charter amendment eliminating preferred stock; and 1,136,198 shares abstained from voting or were broker non-votes on the proposed charter amendment eliminating preferred stock.

 

Proposal No. 3 – Approval of Common Stock Reduction Amendment

 

The Board of Directors also submitted to the shareholders for approval a proposal to amend the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to decrease the number of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue from 12,500,000 shares to 9,000,000 shares. At the Annual Meeting, 4,576,536 shares were voted in favor of the proposed charter amendment reducing the authorized common stock; 230,306 shares were voted against the proposed charter amendment reducing the authorized common stock; and 178,441 shares abstained from voting on the proposed charter amendment reducing the authorized common stock.

 

 

 

Proposal No. 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Shareholders were also asked to ratify the appointment of Montgomery, Coscia and Greilich LLP (“MCG”) as the independent auditors of the Company for fiscal 2017. At the Annual Meeting, 4,962,396 shares were voted in favor of ratifying the appointment of MCG; 12,286 shares were voted against ratifying the appointment of MCG; and 10,601 shares abstained from voting on ratifying the appointment of MCG.

 

Other Matters

 

No other matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting.

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
   
   
Date: June 15, 2017 By: /s/ James A. McCarthy                                            
  James A. McCarthy, Chief Financial Officer