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): December 30, 2013.

MERRIMAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (415) 248-5600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

On December 30, 2013, Merriman Holdings, Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders.  Proxies were solicited from stockholders and several matters were voted on at the meeting. A quorum was established for the meeting, with holders of 81,210,841 shares present in person or by proxy out of a total of 115,590,255, or 70.25%, of shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the record date. Our largest stockholder and Co-Chairman, Ronald L. Chez is party to a Voting Agreement with the Company dated March 28, 2013 which provides that Mr. Chez will vote all of his shares of common stock of the Company, including stock held in his IRA, in excess of 24.99% of the total outstanding shares of Company common stock in the same proportion as all shares of common stock not held by Mr. Chez. This has the effect of limiting Mr. Chez’ voting control to 24.99%. The Voting Agreement was filed with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 28, 2013. Vote totals are given below both before and after giving effect to the Voting Agreement. The vote total giving effect to the Voting Agreement is the binding vote.

Proposal 1.          Election of Directors

At the meeting, stockholders elected seven directors.  Final voting results for each director, before giving effect to the Voting Agreement described above, are below.  

Final voting results for each director, after giving effect to the Voting Agreement described above, are below.  

Proposal 2.          Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2013

Stockholder voted to ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013.  Voting results, before giving effect to the Voting Agreement described above, are below.  

Stockholder voted to ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013.  Voting results, after giving effect to the Voting Agreement described above, are below.  

Proposal 3.          Advisory, Nonbinding Vote On Executive Compensation

Stockholder voted to approve the following resolution, on an advisory, non-binding basis:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.”

Voting results, before giving effect to the voting Agreement described above, are below.  

Voting results, after giving effect to the voting Agreement described above, are below.  

Proposal 4.          Advisory, Nonbinding Vote On The Frequency Of An Advisory Vote On Executive Compensation

Stockholders were asked to vote, on an advisory, non-binding basis, on the frequency of with which the Company should hold an advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation. Possible votes were one year, two years, three years or abstain from voting.

Voting results, before giving effect to the Voting Agreement described above, are below.  

Voting results, after giving effect to the Voting Agreement described above, are below.  

SIGNATURE

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.