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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Cemtrex, Inc.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 26, 2023, 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 2022 Proxy Statement. On the record date of March 27, 2023, there were 827,929 shares of the Company’s common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, 4,238,726 votes of the Company’s Series 1 Preferred Stock, and 8,287,569 votes of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock held by Saagar Govil, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, for a total of 13,354,224 voting shares. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 11,393,440 voting shares (for a quorum of 85.32%) 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 four 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 | 9,224,808 | 585,869 | 1,582,763 | |||||||||
| Brian Kwon | 9,422,257 | 388,320 | 1,582,863 | |||||||||
| Manpreet Singh | 9,417,269 | 393,308 | 1,582,863 | |||||||||
| Mitodi Filipov | 9,417,269 | 393,308 | 1,582,863 | |||||||||
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 Grassi Co. Certified Public Accountants as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023:
| ● | For: 10,720,103 | |
| ● | Against: 500,110 | |
| ● | Abstain; 172,943 |
Proposal 2 was approved by the Company’s shareholders, consistent with the recommendation from the Board.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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 26, 2023 | By: | /s/ Saagar Govil |
| Saagar Govil | ||
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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