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 4, 2023
CKX LANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Louisiana | | 1-31905 | | 72-0144530 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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2417 Shell Beach Drive Lake Charles, Louisiana | | 70601 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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(337) 493-2399 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock with no par value | CKX | NYSE American |
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. ☐
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Registrant held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 4, 2023. At the meeting, the shareholders were requested to: (1) elect directors; (2) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers; and (3) consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of MaloneBailey LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Registrant’s proxy statement filed on March 31, 2023.
| | 1. | The stockholders voted to re-elect the following directors by the votes set forth below: |
| | | Number of Shares | |
| Nominee | | For | | | Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Lee W. Boyer | | | 974,830 | | | | 48,327 | | | | 400,798 | |
| Keith Duplechin | | | 974,130 | | | | 49,027 | | | | 400,798 | |
| Daniel J. Englander | | | 974,830 | | | | 48,327 | | | | 400,798 | |
| Max H. Hart | | | 982,903 | | | | 40,254 | | | | 400,798 | |
| Lane T. LaMure | | | 976,903 | | | | 46,254 | | | | 400,798 | |
| Eugene T. Minvielle, IV | | | 975,237 | | | | 47,920 | | | | 400,798 | |
| William Gray Stream | | | 947,202 | | | | 75,955 | | | | 400,798 | |
| Mary Leach Werner | | | 974,198 | | | | 48,959 | | | | 400,798 | |
| | 2. | The stockholders voted to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the compensation of the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and narrative disclosures, in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on March 31, 2023, by the votes set forth below: |
| For | | | Against | | | Abstain | | | Broker Non-Vote | |
| 857,744 | | | | 156,027 | | | | 9,385 | | | | 400,798 | |
| | 3. | The stockholders voted to ratify the selection of MaloneBailey LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, by the votes set forth below: |
| For | | | Against | | | Abstain | | | Broker Non-Vote | |
| 1,359,534 | | | | 54,037 | | | | 10,384 | | | | 0 | |
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.
| | | CKX LANDS, INC. | |
| | | (Registrant) | |
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Date: May 5, 2023 | By: | /s/ William Gray Stream | |
| | William Gray Stream | |
| | President | |
