Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 07 2017 - 3:22PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 6, 2017
Abtech Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Nevada
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000-52762
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14-1994102
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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4110 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 235
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
(Address of principal executive offices)
480-874-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Abtech Holdings, Inc.
(the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 6, 2017. There
were 501,678,288 shares of common stock eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 381,211,352 shares of common stock were
represented in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business. There were
two proposals submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Each of the proposals below is more fully described
in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2017. The final
results of voting on each of the proposals are as follows:
Proposal 1 —
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
. Each of the following nominees for director were elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s
2018 annual meeting of stockholders based on the following vote:
Name
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Affirmative
Votes
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Glenn R. Rink
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350,163,284
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867,544
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30,180,524
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William S. Brennan
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350,540,086
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490,742
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30,180,524
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David Greenwald
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350,466,402
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564,426
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30,180,524
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A. Judson Hill
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350,348,866
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681,962
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30,180,524
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Dipak P. Jogia
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350,468,702
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562,126
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30,180,524
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Proposal 2 —
RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
. Semple, Marchal & Cooper LLP was ratified as
our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017, based on the following vote:
Affirmative Votes:
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377,113,410
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Votes Against:
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1,000,204
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Abstentions:
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3,097,738
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Broker Non-Votes:
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-
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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.
Dated: June 7, 2017
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ABTECH HOLDINGS, INC.,
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a Nevada corporation
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By:
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/s/ Glenn R. Rink
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Glenn R. Rink
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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