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): April 6, 2018
EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-38182 | 20-3937596 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1001 SE Water Avenue, Suite 390
Portland, OR 97214
(Address of principal executive offices)
(971) 888-4264
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 5.08 Shareholder Director Nominations.
On April 6, 2018, Eastside Distilling, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors set June 18, 2018 as the date of its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”). The exact time and location of the 2018 Annual Meeting will be specified in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting. Qualified stockholder proposals (including a proposal made pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8 and any notice on Schedule 14N) to be presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting and in our proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting must be received by us at our headquarters, addressed to our corporate secretary, not later than April 25, 2018. These proposals must comply with applicable Nevada law, the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the procedures set forth in the Company’s bylaws.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 9, 2018
| EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC. | |
| /s/ Grover T. Wickersham | |
| Grover T. Wickersham | |
| Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |