Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2022
PROFIRE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
001-36378
20-0019425
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
321 South 1250 West, Suite 1, Lindon, Utah
(Address of principal executive offices)
84042
(Zip code)
(801) 796-5127
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common, $0.001 Par Value
PFIE
NASDAQ
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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its annual Shareholder Meeting (the “Meeting”) on June 15, 2022 in Lindon, Utah. Of the 47,142,939 total shares of common stock of the Company that were issued and outstanding on April 18, 2022, the record date for the Meeting, 38,691,210 shares, constituting approximately 82% of the total outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
The matters voted on and the results of the votes were as follows:
1. The shareholders elected five directors to the Company’s board of directors for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
Nominee
FOR
AGAINST
BROKER NON-VOTES
Brenton W. Hatch
29,076,758
974,699
8,639,753
Ryan Oviatt
28,837,837
1,213,260
8,639,753
Daren J. Shaw
26,900,778
3,150,679
8,639,753
Ronald R. Spoehel
29,059,432
992,025
8,639,753
Colleen Larkin Bell
28,551,019
1,500,438
8,639,753
2. The shareholders voted to approve executive compensation on an advisory (non-binding) basis.
Approve Executive Compensation
APPROVE
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
28,418,209
103,858
1,529,390
8,639,753
3. The shareholders ratified the selection of Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
Auditor
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
Sadler, Gibb & Associates
38,591,184
73,589
26,437
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.