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): May 30, 2019

BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE	000-29253	65-0960915
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3033 Riviera Drive, Suite 200, Naples, Florida 34103

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (239) 263-5000

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

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

Title of Each Class

Trading

Symbol

Name of Each Exchange

on which Registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

BBGI

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

(a) On May 30, 2019, Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Naples, Florida.

(b) At the Annual Meeting:

(1)

The stockholders voted to elect each of the nine nominees for director.

(2)

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

(3)

The stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, to recommend 1 Year as the frequency of future votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

(4)

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.

The voting results for each proposal are reported below.

Election of Directors


	For		Withheld		Broker Non-votes
By Holders of Class A Common Stock
Mark S. Fowler		6,737,020		576,343		1,643,409
Herbert W. McCord		6,851,160		462,203		1,643,409

By Holders of All Classes of Common Stock
Brian E. Beasley		172,388,894		1,551,899		1,643,409
Bruce G. Beasley		172,388,529		1,552,264		1,643,409
Caroline Beasley		172,562,612		1,378,181		1,643,409
George G. Beasley		172,388,685		1,552,108		1,643,409
Peter A. Bordes, Jr.		171,976,560		1,964,233		1,643,409
Michael J. Fiorile		173,480,153		460,640		1,643,409
Allen B. Shaw		172,040,661		1,900,132		1,643,409

Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

173,622,066

302,540

16,187

1,643,409

Advisory Vote on Frequency of Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

173,379,806

10,651

524,591

25,745

1,643,409

Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-votes

175,378,875

195,559

9,768

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(d) Based on the voting results reported above, the Company has determined to hold advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation every year, until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of such votes.

SIGNATURE

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.