Current Report Filing (8-k)
July 21 2022 - 06:05AM
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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 16, 2022
Willamette Valley Vineyards,
Inc.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
Oregon |
0-21522 |
93-0981021 |
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
|
(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
|
8800 Enchanted Way SE
Turner,
OR
97392
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(503)
588-9463
Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code
Not Applicable
(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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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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)) |
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, |
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WVVI |
|
NASDAQ Capital Market |
Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock |
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WVVIP |
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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 (17
CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 16, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of
Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ms.
Cara Pepper Day and Ms. Sarah Rose to serve as directors on the
Board effective July 16, 2022. Ms. Cara Pepper Day is a member of
director group III with a term expiring at the Company’s 2025
annual meeting of shareholders and Ms. Sarah Rose is a member of
director group II with a term ending at the Company’s 2024 annual
meeting of shareholders. Ms. Day and Ms. Rose have not currently
been appointed to any committees of the Board.
In connection with their appointment to the Board, Ms. Day and Ms.
Rose will each receive compensation as a non-employee director in
accordance with the WVV Board Member Compensation Plan as described
in the section entitled “Director Compensation” in the Company’s
definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2022.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Day or Ms.
Rose and any person pursuant to which Ms. Day or Ms. Rose was
appointed as a director on the Board. Further, there are no
transactions between Ms. Day or Ms. Rose and the Company that would
require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of
the Company was held virtually on July 16, 2022 from Turner,
Oregon. A total of 3,293,379 shares of common stock, representing
approximately 66.33% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote
and constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid
proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the
matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting
are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election
of Directors:
All of the nominees for director were elected to serve until the
Company’s Annual Meeting in the indicated years with the respective
votes set forth opposite their names:
|
|
Year |
|
Votes Cast For |
|
Votes Witheld |
|
|
Term |
|
|
%
of |
|
|
%
of |
Nominees for Director |
|
Ends |
|
Number |
Votes Cast |
|
Number |
Votes Cast |
James Ellis |
|
2025 |
|
1,922,328 |
78.70% |
|
520,424 |
21.30% |
Leslie Copland |
|
2025 |
|
1,957,689 |
80.14% |
|
485,063 |
19.86% |
Proposal 2 –
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors:
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as
independent auditors for the 2022 fiscal year by the votes set
forth in the following table:
Votes Cast For |
|
Votes Cast Against |
|
Abstain |
|
|
|
%
of |
|
|
%
of |
|
|
%
of |
|
Broker |
Number |
Votes Cast |
|
Number |
Votes Cast |
|
Number |
Votes Cast |
|
Non-Votes |
3,262,615 |
99.07% |
|
9,233 |
0.28% |
|
21,531 |
0.65% |
|
0 |
Proposal 3 - Amendment to the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation;
The shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the
Company’s preferred stock from 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock
to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock by the votes set forth in
the following table:
Votes Cast For |
|
Votes Cast Against |
|
Abstain |
|
|
|
%
of |
|
|
%
of |
|
|
%
of |
|
Broker |
Number |
Votes Cast |
|
Number |
Votes Cast |
|
Number |
Votes Cast |
|
Non-Votes |
1,460,744 |
59.79% |
|
935,944 |
38.32% |
|
46,064 |
1.89% |
|
0 |
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.
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WILLAMETTE
VALLEY VINEYARDS, INC. |
|
|
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Date: July
20, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ JAMES
W. BERNAU |
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|
|
|
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James
W. Bernau |
|
|
President |
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