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): June 3, 2021

 

Canterbury Park Holding Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-37858

 

47-5349765

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

     

1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee, Minnesota

 

55379

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(952) 445-7223

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

 

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value, $.01 per share

CPHC

Nasdaq

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

 

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

 

On June 3, 2021, the Company held its Annual Meeting at 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379. At the close of business on April 7, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, a total of 4,764,942 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company were outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, 4,149,362 shares, or approximately 87.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, were represented by proxy or in person and, therefore, a quorum was present at the Annual Meeting. Shares were voted at the Annual Meeting on the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders as follows:

 

Proposal 1 — To elect six directors of the Company to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.

 

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

BROKER NON-

VOTE

Maureen H. Bausch

3,102,970

 

24,904

 

1,021,488

Mark Chronister

3,105,295

 

22,579

 

1,021,488

John S. Himle

3,086,173

 

41,701

 

1,021,488

Carin J. Offerman

3,089,488

 

38,386

 

1,021,488

Randall D. Sampson

3,105,234

 

22,640

 

1,021,488

Dale H. Schenian

3,089,109

 

38,765

 

1,021,488

 

Proposal 2 — to approve an amendment to the Canterbury Park Holding Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 100,000 shares.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER
NON-VOTE

3,027,789

 

69,034

 

31,051

 

1,021,488

 

 

Proposal 3 — To ratify and approve the appointment of Wipfli LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

4,114,955

 

2,513

 

31,894

 

As a result, the shareholders (i) elected each nominee as a director of the Company, (ii) approved an amendment to the Canterbury Park Holding Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 100,000 shares, and (iii) ratified the appointment of Wipfli LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On June 3, 2021, after the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Board Committees were reconstituted as follows:

 

Audit Committee

 

Mark Chronister, Chair

John S. Himle

Carin J. Offerman

 

Compensation Committee

 

Carin J. Offerman, Chair

Maureen H. Bausch

Mark Chronister

 

Governance Committee

 

John S. Himle, Chair

Maureen H. Bausch

Carin J. Offerman

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

CANTERBURY PARK HOLDING CORPORATION

   

Dated: June 8, 2021

By:

/s/ Randall D. Sampson

   

Randall D. Sampson

   

President and Chief Executive Officer