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): May 19, 2020
CEMTREX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-37464 | 30-0399914 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
276 Greenpoint Ave Bld. 8 Suite 208 | ||
Brooklyn, NY | 11101 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 756-9116
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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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 | CETX | Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
Series 1 Preferred Stock | CETXP | Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
Series 1 Warrants | CETXW | 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 May 15, 2020 the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Cemtrex Inc. (“Centrex” or the “Company”) was held. For more information about the proposals set forth, please see the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement. On the record date of April 9, 2020, 8,190,582 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding. In addition, there were 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding which are entitled to vote 8,272,488 shares in the aggregate, 100,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding which are entitled to vote 81,987,726 shares in the aggregate, and 2,216,683 shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock outstanding which are entitled to vote 4,433,366 shares in the aggregate, accordingly, a total of 102,884,162 voting shares. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 101,487,689 voting shares (for a quorum of 98.64%) were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 – Voting to elect five nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for a one-year term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified:
Number of Votes | ||||||||||||
Nominee | For | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Saagar Govil | 94,985,311 | 660,350 | 5,833,028 | |||||||||
Aron Govil | 94,993,138 | 652,523 | 5,833,028 | |||||||||
Raju Panjwani | 95,187,912 | 457,749 | 5,833,028 | |||||||||
Sunil Verma | 95,190,590 | 455,071 | 5,833,028 | |||||||||
Mitodi Filipov | 95,190,869 | 454,792 | 5,833,028 |
Each nominee was elected by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent registered public accounting firm: Voting to ratify Haynie & Company as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020:
● | For: 99,839,415 | |
● | Against: 1,639,274 |
Proposal 2 was approved by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.
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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.
Cemtrex Inc. | ||
Date: May 19, 2020 | ||
By: | /s/ Saagar Govil | |
Name: | Saagar Govil | |
Title: | President, CEO & Chairman of the Board |
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