UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): February 10, 2015
CARDINAL ETHANOL, LLC | |||
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) | |||
Indiana | 000-53036 | 20-2327916 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1554 N. County Road 600 E, Union City, IN | 47390 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
(765)-964-3137 | |||
(Issuer's telephone number) | |||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Results of 2015 Annual Meeting
On February 10, 2015, Cardinal Ethanol, LLC ("Cardinal") held its 2015 annual members’ meeting (“2015 Annual Meeting”) to vote on the election of three directors whose terms were scheduled to expire in 2015 and to conduct an advisory vote on executive compensation called “Say-on-Pay”.
Proposal One: Election of Directors
Robert Davis, Cyril LeFevre and Dale Schwieterman were elected by a plurality vote of the members to serve terms which will expire in 2018. The votes for the nominees were as follows:
Nominee Directors | For | Withheld/Abstentions |
Robert Davis | 5,027 | 26 |
Cyril LeFevre | 4,996 | 57 |
Dale Schwieterman | 5,000 | 53 |
Proposal Two: Advisory Vote on Say-On-Pay
The compensation of our executives was approved by the members. The votes for Say-On-Pay were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
5,332 | 463 | 608 | ||
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.
CARDINAL ETHANOL, LLC | |
Date: February 13, 2015 | /s/ William Dartt |
William Dartt | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |