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 25, 2020

801 W. Adams Street, Sixth Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60607

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 25, 2020, Professional Diversity Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 10,925,859 shares of common stock constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 12, 2020 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on June 2, 2020), are as follows:

Proposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected the following five nominees as directors, to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ciro E. Adams, CPA, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 by the following vote:

Proposal 3: The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the compensation of our named executive officers by the following vote:

As disclosed previously, on January 2, 2020 the Company received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC stating that since the Company has not yet held an annual meeting of shareholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year end, it no longer complies with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules (the “Listing Rules”) for continued listing. By successfully holding the Annual Meeting the Company has regained compliance under the Listing Rules, and the staff of Nasdaq has orally confirmed such compliance status with the Company.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 25, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Xin (Adam) He (“Mr. He”), the Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to be the Chief Executive Officer (and cease to be the Chief Financial Officer) of the Company effective immediately.

On June 25, 2020, the Board of Directors also appointed Charles O’Brien, the Company’s Director of Finance, to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on an interim basis effective immediately, subject to the finalization of an employment agreement mutually agreeable by the parties.

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.