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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): September 17, 2020

 

 

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36865

 

47-1535633

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

265 Turner Drive

Durango, Colorado 81303

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (970) 259-0554

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value per Share   RMCF   Nasdaq Global Market
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights   RMCF   Nasdaq Global Market

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 



 

 

 

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 17, 2020, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated) (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan was amended to (1) increase the number of authorized shares under the 2007 Plan by 300,000 shares and (2) to extend the term of the 2007 Plan to September 17, 2030. The 2007 Plan became effective immediately upon stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.

 

A summary of the material terms of the 2007 Plan are set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”). The summaries of the 2007 Plan set forth above and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2007 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On September 17, 2020, the Company held its Annual Meeting as a virtual meeting online via live audio webcast. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on, and approved, the following proposals:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of directors to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Bryan J. Merryman

1,944,830

 

1,176,780

 

1,871,968

Franklin E. Crail

1,623,199

 

1,498,411

 

1,871,968

Scott G. Capdevielle

2,002,723

 

1,118,887

 

1,871,968

Brett P. Seabert

2,001,694

 

1,119,916

 

1,871,968

Andrew T. Berger

2,397,173

 

724,437

 

1,871,968

Mary K. Thompson

2,477,738

 

643,872

 

1,871,968

Tariq Farid

2,313,554

 

808,056

 

1,871,968

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Plante & Moran PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2021.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

4,787,294

 

134,888

 

71,396

 

Proposal 3 — Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

1,447,590

 

1,421,629

 

252,391

 

1,871,968

 

 

 

Proposal 4 — Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated).

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

2,625,648

 

250,971

 

244,991

 

1,871,968

 

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated).

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: September 18, 2020  

By:

/s/ Bryan J. Merryman

 

 

 

Bryan J. Merryman 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and

Chairman of the Board of Directors