Current Report Filing (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): July 17, 2019

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.)

6575 West Loop South, #500 Bellaire, TX		77401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (832) 241-6330

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $.001 par value

AETI

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on July 17, 2019 (the “Special Meeting”) the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock from 50,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares, which amendment became effective on July 18, 2019. The text of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted as set forth below on the following proposals, each of which is described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 13, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Of the 11,603,703 eligible votes as of the record date of May 29, 2019, a quorum of 10,839,360 votes, or approximately 93.41% of the eligible votes, were present in person or by proxy.

The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote at the Special Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1. To approve the issuance of our common stock in connection with the acquisition of Stabilis Energy LLC and its subsidiaries:

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
7,904,013		24,013		2,892,134		2,892,134

Proposal 2. To approve an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares:

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
10,543,430		210,855		85,075

Proposal 3. To authorize the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio between 1:2 to 1:8 to be determined by our Board of Directors:

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
10,524,920		208,479		105,961

Proposal 4. To authorize an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to change our name to Stabilis Energy, Inc.

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
10,684,583		70,475		84,302

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 18, 2019 the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s stockholders approved the proposals related to the pending share exchange transaction with Stabilis Energy LLC and its subsidiaries (“Stabilis”) at the Special Meeting. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

Number

3.1 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Florida Division of Corporations on July 18, 2019 increasing authorized common stock to 300,000,000 shares.

99.1	Press release issued July 18, 2019 announcing that the Company’s stockholders approved the proposals related to the pending share exchange transaction with Stabilis Energy LLC and its subsidiaries (“Stabilis”) at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held July 17, 2019 .

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.