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

 

May 21, 2020

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

NUVERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

0-3024

41-0440990

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

27 North Minnesota Street

New Ulm, MN 56073

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(507) 354-4111

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or  Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§230.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company     Yes £

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   £

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

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

 

Nuvera Communications, Inc.’s (“Nuvera”) Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 21, 2020 virually via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NUVR2020. Proxies representing 3,410,313 shares, or 65.83% of the 5,179,866 outstanding shares entitled to vote were present at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum. The shareholder voting results for the election of two directors, and the ratification of the appointment of Nuvera’s independent registered public accounting firm are presented as follows:

 

Proposal 1. The following two directors were elected to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting and until the election and qualification of their respective successors, as follows:

 

Nominees

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

James J. Seifert

2,060,808

119,782

1,229,723

Colleen R. Skillings

2,060,621

119,969

1,229,723

 

Proposal 2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Olsen, Thielen & Company, Ltd. as the Company’s  independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year, as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

2,380,851

5,103

111,580

 

The Board ratified the results of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at its Annual Meeting held on May 21, 2020.

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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.

 

Date:  May 26, 2020

Nuvera Communications, Inc.

By: 

/s/Curtis Kawlewski

Curtis Kawlewski

Its:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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