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 9, 2017
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-37808 | 47-2624098 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
116 Charlotte Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(855) 542-2832
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Directors; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
The information under Item 5.07 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On August 9, 2017, the Company held an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals considered by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and a final tabulation of votes cast for and against each proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, are set forth below:
1.A proposal to elect four members of the Company’s board of directors as Class 2 directors, each to hold office until the second succeeding annual meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| Tom Cardella | 2,494,998 | 184,589 | 1,570,009 | |||||||||
| Julian Davidson | 2,495,811 | 183,776 | 1,570,009 | |||||||||
| Philip Thomas | 2,494,998 | 184,589 | 1,570,009 | |||||||||
| Paul Vassilakos | 2,564,902 | 114,685 | 1,570,009 | |||||||||
Based on the results set forth above, the Company’s stockholders elected Messrs. Cardella, Davidson, Thomas and Vassilakos as directors.
2. A proposal to approve the Company’s 2017 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan (the “Plan”).
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| 2,454,608 | 15,603 | 209,376 | 1,570,009 | |||||||||||
Based on the results set forth above, the Company’s stockholders approved the Plan. A detailed description of the Plan is set forth on pages 5 to 11 of the Proxy Statement, which description is incorporated herein by reference. Such description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement and also is incorporated herein by reference.
3. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| 3,934,367 | 90,229 | 225,000 | ||||||||||||
Based on the results set forth above, the Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Marcum LLP.
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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.
| Dated: August 9, 2017 | ||
| LONG ISLAND ICED TEA CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Philip Thomas | |
| Name: | Philip Thomas | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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