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): September 8, 2020

 

 

  BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-33567         52-2263942
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of  File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)    

 

 

100 Sylvan Road, Suite G-700

Woburn, MA 01801

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

 

(781) 376-5555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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. ☐

 

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

BLIN

NASDAQ

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On September 8, 2020, Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). Shareholders present at the Meeting, either in person or by proxy, represented 67.62% of the 4,459,059 shares eligible to vote at the Meeting. The following is a summary of the matters voted on and the results of the voting at the Meeting:

 

(1)

Proposal 1 - The results of the voting for the election of one director to serve a term of three years:

 

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

  

  

  

  

Michael Taglich

478,771

12,236 

2,524,402

 

  The person nominated to serve on the Board of Directors received a plurality of the shares voted and has been duly elected.

 

(2)

Proposal 2 - The results of the voting to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (the “say-on-pay”) was approved by the shareholders as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

385,774

98,401

6,832

-

 

(3)

Proposal 3 - The results of the voting to ratify the selection of Marcum, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 was approved by the shareholders as follows: 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

2,976,636

31,346

7,427

-

 

(4)

Proposal 4 - The results of the voting to approve an adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary and appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Meeting was approved by the shareholders as follows: 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

456,715

117,952

2,880

-

 

 

 

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.

 

 

BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.

 

  (Registrant)  

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Mark G. Downey 

 

 

 

 Mark G. Downey

 

 

 

 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

Date: September 11, 2020