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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): August 23, 2024
 
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
rmcfd20240827_8kimg001.jpg
 
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
 
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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
 
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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
 
On August 23, 2024, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) virtually via live webcast. At the close of business on June 28, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), there were 6,341,595 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding, which constituted all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company.
 
At the Annual Meeting, 4,955,334 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote as of the Record Date, or approximately 78.14%, were represented by proxy, in person, or virtually, and, therefore, a quorum was present.
 
The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting are more fully described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2024.
 
The final voting results on the proposals presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
 
Proposal 1 Election of Directors. Each of Starlett B. Johnson, Charles B. Arnold, Steven L. Craig, Jeffrey R. Geygan and Mark O. Riegel was elected as a director to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor, if any, is elected or appointed, or his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal as follows:
 
Name
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Starlette B. Johnson
 
3,881,316
 
108,946
 
965,071
Charles B. Arnold
 
3,925,581
 
64,682
 
965,071
Steven L. Craig
 
3,346,704
 
643,559
 
965,071
Jeffrey R. Geygan
 
3,398,189
 
592,073
 
965,071
Mark O. Riegel
 
3,091,579
 
898,683
 
965,071
 
Proposal 2 Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants. The appointment of CohnReznick LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28,2025 was ratified as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
4,577,914
 
34,419
 
343,000
 
0
 
Proposal 3 Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, on an advisory basis was approved, as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
3,351,131
 
604,931
 
34,200
 
965,071
 
Proposal 4 Approval of the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The 2024 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan was approved, as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
3,339,898
 
631,205
 
19,159
 
965,071
 
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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: August 27, 2024
By:
/s/ Jeffrey R. Geygan
 
   
Jeffrey R. Geygan
 
   
Interim Chief Executive Officer