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): June 4, 2015
THE ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-52651 | 14-1961545 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
411 W. 14th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10014
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 624-2400
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) On June 4, 2015, we held our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 24,940,195 shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date of April 10, 2015, a quorum of 16,222,278 shares, or approximately 65% of the eligible shares, was present in person or represented by proxy.
(b) The following is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors:
To elect Eugene M. Bullis and Nicholas Giannuzzi to our Board of Directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such directors’ earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Eugene M. Bullis | 13,584,942 | 2,200 | 2,635,136 | |||||||||
| Nicholas Giannuzzi | 13,564,942 | 22,200 | 2,635,136 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2: Ratify Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||||
| 16,222,278 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Proposal 3: Approve an Advisory Vote on the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers:
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non- Votes | |||||||||||
| 13,584,942 | 2,000 | 200 | 2,635,136 | |||||||||||
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.
| Dated: June 4, 2015 | THE ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Samuel Goldfinger | |
| Name: | Samuel Goldfinger | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |