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): | March 5, 2014 |
Castle Brands Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 001-32849 | 41-2103550 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 4700, New York, New York | 10168 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (646) 356-0200 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Castle Brands Inc., a Florida corporation (the Company), held its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders on March 5, 2014. A total of 118,033,101 shares of common stock and 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis) of the Company were present or represented at the meeting, constituting a quorum.
Listed below are the matters voted upon and the final results of such voting.
1. All of the nominees for director were elected, each to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as follows:
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Mark E. Andrews, III |
95,203,059 | 1,196,664 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
John F. Beaudette |
95,281,077 | 1,118,646 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Henry C. Beinstein |
95,301,216 | 1,098,507 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Harvey P. Eisen |
95,271,650 | 1,128,073 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Phillip Frost, M.D. |
95,184,479 | 1,215,244 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Glenn L. Halpryn |
95,581,241 | 818,482 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Richard J. Lampen |
95,210,686 | 1,189,037 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Micaela Pallini, Ph.D. |
95,175,526 | 1,224,197 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Steven D. Rubin |
95,184,729 | 1,214,994 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Dennis Scholl |
95,078,386 | 1,321,337 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Mark Zeitchick |
93,974,677 | 2,425,046 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
Sergio Zyman |
95,540,873 | 858,850 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
2. The amendment to our articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock from 225,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares was approved, as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
111,000,025
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6,668,637 | 364,439 | 0 | |||||||||
3. The appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2014 was ratified, as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
113,707,791
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2,766,073 | 1,559,237 | 0 | |||||||||
4. The compensation of our named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
94,899,955
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1,167,917 | 331,851 | 21,633,378 | |||||||||
5. Our shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of future advisory votes on say on pay every year, as follows:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | |||||||||
94,272,983
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1,504,666 | 315,651 | 306,423 | |||||||||
The Companys Board of Directors has considered the outcome of this advisory vote and has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes on say on pay every year until the Companys Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory votes is in the best interest of the Company or until the next required vote on the frequency of say on pay 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.
Castle Brands Inc. | ||||
March 11, 2014 | By: |
/s/ Alfred J. Small
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Name: Alfred J. Small | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President,CFO, Treasurer and Secretary |