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 8, 2021

 

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware  001-36589  74-2781950
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  (Commission File No.)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

5420 LBJ Freeway, Lockbox #25, Dallas, Texas 75240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 661-7488

 

N/A

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value WHLM Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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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 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company

 

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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Wilhelmina International, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 8, 2021. Of the 5,157,344 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting, 3,844,172 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

 

At the Annual Meeting, the following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company and received the number of votes set forth opposite their respective names:

 

 

Director

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Or Withheld

Abstentions and

Broker Non-Votes

Mark E. Schwarz 3,046,156 373,244 424,772
Maya Burkenroad 3,047,218 372,182 424,772
Clinton J. Coleman 3,076,047 343,353 424,772
James A. Dvorak 3,075,538 343,862 424,772
Alexander F. Mehr 3,046,216 373,184 424,772
Mark E. Pape 3,076,047 343,353 424,772
James C. Roddey 3,076,047 343,353 424,772

 

Proposal No. 2 – Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation

 

The Board of Directors submitted to the shareholders for a non-binding, advisory vote the following resolution (the “Say-On-Pay Resolution”):

 

“RESOLVED, that the shareholders hereby approve the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K under the heading ‘EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION’ in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion.”

 

At the Annual Meeting, 3,074,142 shares were voted in favor of the Say-On-Pay Resolution; 4,055 shares were voted against the Say-On-Pay Resolution; 341,203 shares abstained from voting; and there were 424,772 broker non-votes on the Say-On-Pay Resolution.

 

Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Shareholders were also asked to ratify the selection of Baker Tilly US, LLP (“BT”) as the independent auditors of the Company for fiscal 2021. At the Annual Meeting, 3,482,051 shares were voted in favor of ratifying the selection of BT; 847 shares were voted against ratifying the selection of BT; and 361,274 shares abstained from voting on ratifying the appointment of BT.

 

Other Matters

 

No other matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: June 11, 2021 WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ James A. McCarthy
    Name: James A. McCarthy
    Title: Chief Financial Officer