Form 8-K

 

 

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 11, 2016

 

 

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.)

1250 Wood Branch Park Drive, Ste 600   77079
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 713-644-8182

 

 

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):

 

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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 stockholders of American Electric Technologies, Inc., (“the Company”) at the Annual Meeting held on May 11, 2016 were as follows:

 

  1. To elect five members to the Company’s Board of Directors

 

Director Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Edward L. Kuntz

     4,700,012         260,056         3,029,647   

J. Hoke Peacock II

     4,481,728         478,340         3,029,647   

Peter Menikoff

     4,697,129         262,939         3,029,647   

Neal Dikeman

     4,482,471         477,597         3,029,647   

Charles M. Dauber

     4,946,210         13,858         3,029,647   

Casey Crenshaw*

     1,000,000         0         0   

 

* elected by 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, 2016. There were no Broker Non-Votes.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Withheld

7,975,980    13,417    318

 

  3. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Votes Withheld

  

Broker Non-Votes

4,223,671

   112,502    623,895    3,029,647

 

  4. Frequency of advisory vote to approve executive compensation

 

1 Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Votes Withheld

3,234,257

   9,820    1,711,253    4,738


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 16, 2016     By:  

/s/    William B. Brod

      Senior Vice President and CFO