U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)             October 25, 2012                            

 

 

FIRST HARTFORD CORPORATION

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

 

Maine

0-8862  01-00185800

[State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

149 Colonial Road, Manchester, Connecticut

06095

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

860-646-6555

(Company's telephone number)

 

 

N/A

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

 

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on October 25, 2012 in Hartford, Connecticut.  

 

Proposal One:

 

The following nominees were elected as directors by the votes indicated:

 

Name

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Neil H. Ellis

2,009,613

57,508

 

 

David B. Harding

2,009,613

57,508

 

 

Stuart I. Greenwald

2,009,613

57,508

 

 

 

Proposal Two:

 

The following proposal from shareholder David E. Kaplan was not approved.  That had proposed requiring the Board of Director to take effective action to assure that the Company makes it required SEC filings in a timely manner and that it includes in its Proxy Statement all of the executive compensation information required by SEC regulations.  The votes with respect to Proposal Two were as follows:

 

Proposal Two

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Shareholder proposal

111,980

1,955,141

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

(Company)

FIRST HARTFORD CORPORATION

 

 

By:  /s/ Stuart I. Greenwald                       

          Stuart I. Greenwald, Treasurer and Secretary

 

Date:      November 2, 2012