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): October 27, 2017
HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 0-22945 | 13-3169913 | ||
(State
or other jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS
Employer Identification Number) |
Empire State Building
350 5th Avenue
New York, New York 10118
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 979-8228
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The following are the voting results of each matter submitted to the stockholders of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (the “Company”) at the Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders held on October 27, 2017 (the “Meeting”). At the beginning of the Meeting, there were 7,616,423 shares of common stock present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, which represented 81.15% of the voting power of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Meeting, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. Holders of the Company’s common stock were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on September 25, 2017. The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2017.
1. Each of the following nominees was elected to serve as a director until the next annual meeting or until the election and qualification of his or her successor.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Theodore Farnsworth | 4,586,957 | 5,384 | 3,024,082 | |||
| Muralikrishna Gadiyaram | 4,584,911 | 7,430 | 3,024,082 | |||
| Prathap Singh | 4,584,079 | 8,262 | 3,024,082 | |||
| Carl J. Schramm | 4,586,744 | 5,597 | 3,024,082 | |||
| Gavriel Ralbag | 4,584,141 | 8,200 | 3,024,082 |
The following proposals were approved:
2. To ratify the appointment of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Company as the independent auditor of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 7,350,333 | 90,796 | 175,294 | 0 |
3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,401,836 | 42,941 | 147,564 | 3,024,082 |
4. To the extent required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), to approve the issuance of shares of common stock of the Company upon conversion or exercise or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes and the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to an institutional investor on August 16, 2017.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,382,723 | 60,940 | 148,678 | 3,024,082 |
5. To the extent required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), to approve the issuance of equity compensation to certain officers and directors.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,348,036 | 86,341 | 157,964 | 3,024,082 |
6. To approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary, to continue to solicit votes on the above proposals if sufficient votes to pass the proposals are not received in time for the Annual Meeting
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 6,820,372 | 592,237 | 203,814 | 0 |
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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: October 31, 2017
| HELIOS AND MATHESON ANALYTICS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Theodore Farnsworth | |
| Theodore Farnsworth, Chief Executive Officer | ||
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