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 11, 2017 |
| VYSTAR CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Georgia | 000-53754 | 20-2027731 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2480 Briarcliff Rd NE, #6, Suite 159, Atlanta, GA | 30329 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (866) 674-5238 |
| (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 the Company’s Shareholders was held on August 11, 2017. Matters submitted to the shareholders and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement, are as follows: (1) election of three members to the Board of Directors for terms ending at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders; and (2) ratification of the appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLC, as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
The following is a summary of the votes cast for and against as to each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director.
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN/WITHOLD | ||||
| PROPOSALS | VOTES | %
of O/S Voting |
VOTES | %
of OS Voting Power |
VOTES | %
of O/S Voting Power |
| Proposal 1 | ||||||
| WILLIAM R. DOYLE AS DIRECTOR | 68,878,000 | 56.35% | 109,798 | 0.09% | 1,000 | 0.00% |
| MITSY Y. MAGNUM AS DIRECTOR | 68,978,800 | 56.43% | 9,798 | 0.01% | 1,000 | 0.00% |
| MICHAEL X. IANACONE AS DIRECTOR | 68,978,800 | 56.43% | 9,798 | 0.01% | 1,000 | 0.00% |
| Proposal 2 | ||||||
| PORTER KEADLE MOORE, LLC AS AUDITORS | 87,721,382 | 71.77% | 0.00% | 3,270,719 | 2.68% | |
| Quorum: | 71.77% | |||||
| Total O/S | 122,231,109 | |||||
A quorum of 87,721,382 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, representing 71.77% of the Company’s outstanding voting shares.
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.
| VYSTAR CORPORATION | ||
| August 16, 2016 | ||
| By: | /s/ William R. Doyle | |
William R. Doyle Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||