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): December 12, 2022

BLUE STAR FOODS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

000-55903

82-4270040

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3000 NW 109th Avenue

Miami, Florida

33172

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 836-6858

N/A

(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(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

BSFC

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Capital 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.

Blue Star Foods Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 12, 2022. There were represented at the Annual Meeting, by proxy, 19,802,426 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), out of a total number of 25,532,251 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following four proposals at the Annual Meeting, casting their votes as described below.

Proposal 1. – Election of Directors. The following individuals, each of whom was named as a nominee in the Company’s definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, were elected by the Company’s stockholders by a majority of votes cast to serve a three-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors which will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for fiscal year 2025. Information on the vote relating to each director standing for election is set forth below:

Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
John Keeler	16,872,584	1,315,048	1,614,794
Nubar Herian	16,849,375	1,338,257	1,614,794
Jeffrey Guzy	16,823,568	1,364,064	1,614,794
Timothy McLellan	17,918,171	269,461	1,614,794
Trond Ringstad	17,914,772	272,860	1,614,794
Silvia Alana	16,843,728	1,343,904	1,614,794
Juan Carlos Dalto	16,844,944	1,342,688	1,614,794

Proposal 2. – Ratification of Appointment of Auditors. Proposal 2 was to ratify the appointment of MaloneBailey, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The proposal was approved.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
19,720,699		81,184		543		0

Proposal 3. – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. Proposal 3 was to adopt an advisory resolution that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, be approved. The proposal was approved.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
17,906,600		278,011		3,021		1,614,794

Proposal 4. – Proposal 4 was to adopt an advisory resolution that three years as the preferred frequency for advisory votes on executive compensation be approved. The proposal was approved.

For		Against		Abstain
16,382,111		1,547,959		257,562

There were no other proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting.

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 thereunto duly authorized.