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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

 

December 6, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-13906   47-0587703
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission   (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)   File No.)   Identification Number)

 

4201 Congress Street, Suite 175    
Charlotte, North Carolina   28209
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(704) 994-8279

(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 Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Shares, $.01 par value   BTN   NYSE American

 

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.

 

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 6, 2021. There were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting 18,475,018 shares of common stock. There were present, in person or by proxy, 14,228,344 shares representing approximately 77.0% of the common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. The matters set forth below were voted upon, with the results as indicated:

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors:

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the seven nominees for election to the Board of Directors, all of whom were elected to serve as directors of the Company until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders:

 

  For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
D. Kyle Cerminara   10,401,423    197,385    3,629,536 
William J. Gerber   10,463,731    135,077    3,629,536 
Charles T. Lanktree   10,274,252    324,556    3,629,536 
Michael C. Mitchell   10,508,621    90,187    3,629,536 
Robert J. Roschman   10,223,704    375,104    3,629,536 
Ndamukong Suh   10,211,942    386,866    3,629,536 
Larry G. Swets, Jr.   8,922,624    1,676,184    3,629,536 

 

Proposal No. 2 – Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation:

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following advisory vote tabulations for the non-binding approval of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as described in the Proxy Statement related to the Annual Meeting:

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
  10,338,114       140,708       119,986       3,629,536  

 

Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal to ratify the appointment of Haskell & White LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021:

 

For     Against     Abstain  
  14,106,329       14,834       107,181  

 

Proposal No. 4 – Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to Increase the Authorized Number of Shares of Common Stock:

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock that the Company may issue from 25 million shares to 50 million shares:

 

For     Against     Abstain  
  13,840,210       330,684       57,450  

 

Proposal No. 5 – Approval of an Amendment and Restatement to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to Change the Company’s Corporate Name:

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal to approve an amendment and restatement to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to change the Company’s corporate name from Ballantyne Strong, Inc. to FG Group Holdings Inc:

 

For     Against     Abstain  
  13,983,409       204,961       39,974  

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.
 
Date: December 7, 2021 By: /s/ Todd R. Major
  Todd R. Major
  Chief Financial Officer