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): August 24, 2017
Sono-Tek Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 0-16035
| New York | 14-1568099 |
| (State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer ID No.) |
| 2012 Route 9W, Milton, New York | 12547 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (845) 795-2020
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following matters were voted upon at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on August 24, 2017:
| 1. | The shareholders elected, by a plurality of the votes cast, all four nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2019 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. |
| Nominee | For | Against | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Dr. Christopher L. Coccio | 4,029,907 | 153,014 | 7,823,266 | |
| Dr. Joseph Riemer | 4,021,511 | 161,410 | 7,823,266 | |
| Philip Strasburg | 4,166,721 | 16,200 | 7,823,266 | |
| R. Stephen Harshbarger | 4,089,410 | 93,511 | 7,823,266 |
Edward J. Handler, III, Eric Haskell, Dr. Donald F. Mowbray and Samuel Schwartz, who were not standing for re-election, continued to serve as Directors following the annual meeting.
| 2. | The shareholders ratified by the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast on the proposal, the appointment of Ligget & Webb, P.A., as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2018. |
| For: | 11,949,633 | |
| Against: | 969 | |
| Abstained: | 55,585 | |
| There were no broker non-votes. |
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.
SONO-TEK CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stephen J. Bagley
Stephen J. Bagley
Chief Financial Officer
August 25, 2017