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 23, 2020

 

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-32491   11-2238111
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York   10314
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 832-0800

 

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 Stock, par value $0.001 per share   JVA   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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.

 

On April 23, 2020, Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and (3) the advisory vote on executive compensation. The final voting results were as follows:

 

1. The election of each of David Gordon and John Rotelli to hold office for a term of three years, until his successor is duly elected and qualified or he is otherwise unable to complete his term.

 

The votes were cast for this matter were as follows:

 

Nominee  Votes For  Votes Withheld
David Gordon  3,274,122  111,001
John Rotelli  2,935,165  449,958

 

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2020 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes For  Votes Withheld  Abstentions
4,688,008  231,779  16,929

 

3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes For  Votes Withheld  Abstentions
3,130,307  218,572  36,244

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
     
Dated: April 27, 2020 By: /s/ Andrew Gordon
  Name: Andrew Gordon
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer