8-K 1 ikon20210503_8k.htm FORM 8-K ikon20210503_8k.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________

 

FORM 8K

 

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 29, 2021  

 

IKONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

000-25727

41-0730027

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4832 Grand Avenue

Duluth, Minnesota

 

55807

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (218) 628-2217  

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 $.10 per share

IKNX

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.

 

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of IKONICS Corporation (the “Company”) held on April 29, 2021, the shareholders voted upon (1) the election of eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected; (2) the ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021; and (3) an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. Each of William C. Ulland, Marianne Bohren, Lockwood Carlson, Jeffrey D. Engbrecht, Ernest M. Harper Jr., Gregory W. Jackson, Darrell B. Lee and Glenn Sandgren were re-elected to serve as the Company’s directors. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders:

 

Proposal 1: The election of eight directors to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

William C. Ulland

 

807,745

 

25,274

 

692,052

Marianne Bohren

 

506,531

 

326,488

 

692,052

Lockwood Carlson

 

484,426

 

348,593

 

692,052

Jeffrey D. Engbrecht

 

506,184

 

326,835

 

692,052

Ernest M. Harper Jr.

 

506,171

 

326,848

 

692,052

Gregory W. Jackson

 

829,186

 

3,833

 

692,052

Darrell B. Lee

 

829,196

 

3,823

 

692,052

Glenn Sandgren

 

829,423

 

3,596

 

692,052

 

Proposal 2: The ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

1,521,355

 

1,716

 

2,000

 

Proposal 3: Advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

826,004

 

4,765

 

2,250

 

692,052

 

 

 

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.

 

 

IKONICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 3, 2021

By:

/s/ Jon Gerlach

 

 

 

Jon Gerlach

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of

Finance