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): May 13, 2013
AMERICAN ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 000-24575 | 59-3410234 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6410 Long Drive, Houston, TX | 77087 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 713-644-8182
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The voting results on the matters considered by the stock holders of American Electric Technologies, Inc., (“the Company”) at the Annual Meeting held on May 13, 2013 were as follows:
| 1. | To elect five members to the Company’s Board of Directors |
| Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Arthur G. Dauber |
4,593,825 | 251,161 | 2,035,973 | |||||||||
| J. Hoke Peacock II |
4,593,565 | 251,421 | 2,035,973 | |||||||||
| Peter Menikoff |
4,799,986 | 45,000 | 2,035,973 | |||||||||
| Neal Dikeman |
4,802,986 | 42,000 | 2,035,973 | |||||||||
| Charles M. Dauber |
4,596,825 | 248,161 | 2,035,973 | |||||||||
| Casey Crenshaw* |
1,000,000 | - 0 - | - 0 - | |||||||||
| * | elected by written consent of the holder of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. |
| 2. | To ratify the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. There were no Broker Non-Votes. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld | ||
| 6,858,679 |
19,522 | 2,758 |
| 3. | Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,809,236 |
33,472 | 2,278 | 2,035,973 |
| 4. | Frequency of advisory vote to approve executive compensation |
| 1 Year |
2 Year |
3 Year |
Votes Withheld | |||
| 2,246,574 |
1,542,678 | 3,581,310 | 2,238 |
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.
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 17, 2013 | By: | /s/ Andrew L. Puhala | ||||
| Senior Vice President and CFO | ||||||