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 21, 2016 | ||
| AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||
| California | 1-08789 | 94-2918118 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94111 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 415-788-5300 | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.
The Company’s Annual Shareholders Meeting (“Meeting”) was held on June 21, 2016. There were present in person or by proxy at said Meeting shareholders voting 4,953,657 shares that represent 92.34% of the 5,364,647 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting which represented a quorum. At the Meeting, the shareholders:
| 1) | Voted on the Election of Directors as follows: |
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| Ernest A. Bates, M.D. | 2,231,038 | 668,276 | 2,054,343 | |||||||||
| Daniel G. Kelly | 2,461,137 | 438,177 | 2,054,343 | |||||||||
| David A. Larson, M.D. | 2,206,738 | 692,576 | 2,054,343 | |||||||||
| S. Mert Ozyurek | 2,221,912 | 677,402 | 2,054,343 | |||||||||
| John F. Ruffle | 2,237,573 | 661,741 | 2,054,343 | |||||||||
| Raymond C. Stachowiak | 2,237,673 | 661,641 | 2,054,343 | |||||||||
| Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. | 2,237,573 | 661,741 | 2,054,343 | |||||||||
All seven individuals were elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the following year.
| 2) | Voted on our Executive Compensation. There were 2,431,178 votes for, 443,576 votes against, 24,560 votes abstained, and 2,054,343 broker non-votes. The votes ‘for’ constituted a majority of those voting in person or by proxy, and also represented at least a majority of the voting power required to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. |
| 3) | Voted on the ratification of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. There were 4,521,031 votes for, 406,852 votes against, 25,774 votes abstained, and 0 broker non-votes. The votes ‘for’ constituted a majority of those voting in person or by proxy, and also represented at least a majority of the voting power required to constitute a quorum 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 hereunto duly authorized.
| American Shared Hospital Services | |||||
| Date: | June 22, 2016 | By: | /s/ Ernest A. Bates, M.D. | ||
| Name: | Ernest A. Bates, M.D. | ||||
| Title: | Chairman and CEO | ||||