Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 11, 2019

Hudson Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-13412		13-3641539
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


PO Box 1541, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York		10965
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(845) 735-6000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbols(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	HDSN	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 o

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. o

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hudson Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 11, 2019, the shareholders of the Company:

(i)

elected Vincent P. Abbatecola, Brian F. Coleman and Otto C. Morch to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2021 and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;

(ii)

approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

(iii)

approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, an annual frequency of future advisory votes on resolutions approving named executive officer compensation; and

(iv)

ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

The votes cast by shareholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows:

	Votes	Votes	Broker
Director	“For”	Withheld	Non-Votes

Vincent P. Abbatecola	20,153,797	6,777,133	11,119,811

Brian F. Coleman	26,482,738	448,192	11,119,811

Otto C. Morch	22,792,340	4,138,590	11,119,811

2. The votes cast by the shareholders with respect to the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

Votes “For”	Votes “Against”	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes

13,650,993	13,195,350	84,587	11,119,811

3. The votes cast by the shareholders with respect to the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on resolutions approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

Votes For	Votes For	Votes For
“One Year”	“Two Years”	“Three Years”	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes

24,794,851	82,783	1,991,329	61,967	11,119,811

At the meeting of the Board of Directors held immediately after the annual meeting of the shareholders, the board voted to proceed with annual advisory votes by the shareholders of resolutions approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

4. The votes cast by shareholders with respect to the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 were as follows:

Votes “For”	Votes “Against”	Abstentions

37,868,159	138,905	33,677

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.

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.

Date: June 11, 2019