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): June 5, 2018
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
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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 June 5, 2018 were as follows:
| 1. | To elect five members to the Company’s Board of Directors |
| Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Charles M. Dauber |
4,676,680 | 967,827 | 1,239,220 | |||||||||
| Neal Dikeman |
4,677,881 | 600,259 | 1,605,787 | |||||||||
| Peter Menikoff |
4,677,991 | 599,940 | 1,605,996 | |||||||||
| J. Hoke Peacock II |
4,564,847 | 713,092 | 1,602,988 | |||||||||
| Edward L. Kuntz |
4,669,501 | 608,438 | 1,605,988 | |||||||||
| 2. | To ratify the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. There were no Broker Non-Votes. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld | ||
| 7,745,115 | 100,027 | 6,612 |
| 3. | Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,226,124 | 789,519 | 256,228 | 1,612,056 |
| 4. | Frequency of advisory vote to approve executive compensation |
| 1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Votes Withheld | |||
| 1,784,486 | 15,713 | 3,465,416 | 12,324 |
| 5. | To approve the potential issuance of shares of Common Stock equal to 20% or more of our outstanding Common Stock upon conversion of and payment of dividends on our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and exercise of our Series A and Series B Common Stock Purchase Warrants. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,919,533 | 349,553 | 258,469 | 748,350 |
| 6. | To approve amendment of the 2007 Employee Stock Incentive Plan to authorize the issuance of an additional 500,000 shares of common stock under the plan and to make non-employee directors eligible to receive awards under the plan. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 4,630,366 | 632,010 | 265,209 | 748,320 |
The Board of Directors has considered the outcome of the advisory vote with respect to the frequency of the stockholder advisory vote to approve executive compensation and has determined that the Company will hold future votes to approve executive compensation every three years.
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: June 11, 2018 | By: | /s/ Charles M. Dauber | ||||
| President and CEO | ||||||