UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): October 24, 2019
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38125 | 81-2560811 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 132 E. Putnam Avenue, Floor 2W, Cos Cob, CT | 06807 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 398-0443
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 |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | CSSE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | CSSEP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On October 24, 2019, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered two proposals: (i) the election of eight directors; and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Rosenfield and Company, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
The Company’s board of directors consists of eight directors, with each director serving a one year term. The board of directors nominated each of the current directors, William J. Rouhana, Jr., Scott W. Seaton, Amy L. Newmark, Fred M. Cohen, Cosmo DeNicola, Martin Pompadur, Christina Weiss Lurie, and Diana Wilkin, for re-election.
The results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors.
The election of each director nominee was approved, as follows:
| Name | For | Authority Withheld |
Broker Non- Votes | |||
| William J. Rouhana, Jr. | 79,332,792 | 71,996 | 1,799,274 | |||
| Scott W. Seaton | 79,334,457 | 70,331 | 1,799,274 | |||
| Amy L. Newmark | 79,333,958 | 70,830 | 1,799,274 | |||
| Fred M. Cohen | 79,332,458 | 72,330 | 1,799,274 | |||
| Cosmo DeNicola | 79,388,508 | 16,280 | 1,799,274 | |||
| Martin Pompadur | 79,389,974 | 14,814 | 1,799,274 | |||
| Christina Weiss Lurie | 79,331,257 | 73,531 | 1,799,274 | |||
| Diana Wilkin | 79,333,958 | 70,830 | 1,799,274 |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Rosenfield and Company, PLLC.
The ratification of the appointment of Rosenfield and Company, PLLC was approved, as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 81,202,133 | 679 | 1,250 | ||||||||
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.
| Dated: October 28, 2019 | CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ William J. Rouhana, Jr. | ||
| William J. Rouhana, Jr. | |||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||