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): April 27, 2022
TURNING POINT BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-37763
20-0709285
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5201 Interchange Way
Louisville, KY
  40229
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (502) 778-4421

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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, $0.01 par value
 
TPB
 
New York Stock Exchange

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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).

Emerging growth company

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Turning Point Brands, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2022, at which the following matters were voted upon:

  (1)
Election of Directors;
  (2)
Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2022;
  (3)
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of advisory votes to approve named executive
 officer compensation; and
  (4)
Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.

The final number of votes cast with respect to each matter is set out below:

 
(1)
Election of Directors:
Nominee
 
Votes For
   
Votes Withheld
   
Broker Non-
Votes
 
Gregory H.A. Baxter
   
11,647,317
     
370,961
     
-
 
H.C. Charles Diao
   
11,820,836
     
197,442
     
-
 
Yavor Efremov
   
11,867,235
     
151,043
     
-
 
Ashley D. Frushone
   
11,822,922
     
195,356
     
-
 
David Glazek
   
11,786,200
     
232,078
     
-
 
Assia Grazioli-Venier
   
11,854,607
     
163,671
     
-
 
Stephen Usher
   
11,848,422
     
169,856
     
-
 
Lawrence S. Wexler
   
11,649,748
     
368,530
     
-
 
Arnold Zimmerman
   
11,856,952
     
161,326
     
-
 

 
(2)
Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2022:
For
   
14,851,706
 
Against
   
15,585
 
Abstain
   
2,759
 
Broker Non-Votes
   
-
 
 

(3)
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation:
Every 1 Year
   
11,808,590
 
Every 2 Years
   
29,808
 
Every 3 Years
   
157,140
 
Abstain
   
22,740
 
Broker Non-Votes
   
-
 
 

(4)
Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation:
For
   
11,762,012
 
Against
   
215,337
 
Abstain
   
40,929
 
Broker Non-Votes
   
2,851,772
 


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.

 
TURNING POINT BRANDS, INC.
     
Date: May 2, 2022
By:
/s/ Brittani Cushman
 
Name:
Brittani Cushman
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary