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)  April 24, 2013

 

IKONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

000-25727

 

41-0730027

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4832 Grand Avenue
Duluth, Minnesota

 

55807

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (218) 628-2217

 

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. below):

 

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

 

On April 24, 2013, IKONICS Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, where the shareholders holding 85.78% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, the stockholders voted upon (1) the election of nine directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected; (2) the ratification of the selection of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013; (3) the vote on advisory basis on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (4) the vote on advisory basis on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers.  Each of Charles H. Andresen, Lockwood Carlson, Rondi C. Erickson, Ernest M. Harper, Jr., David O. Harris, Darrell B. Lee, H. Leigh Severance, Gerald W. Simonson, and William C. Ulland were re-elected to serve as the Company’s directors. The other three proposals also passed. In particular, the proposals received the following votes:

 

Proposal 1:           The election of Charles H. Andresen, Lockwood Carlson, Rondi C. Erickson, Ernest M. Harper, Jr., David O. Harris, Darrell B. Lee, H. Leigh Severance, Gerald W. Simonson, and William C. Ulland to serve until the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Charles H. Andresen

 

1,207,735

 

8,042

 

501,458

 

Lockwood Carlson

 

1,208,845

 

6,932

 

501,458

 

Rondi C. Erickson

 

1,208,845

 

6,932

 

501,458

 

Ernest M. Harper, Jr.

 

1,208,845

 

6,932

 

501,458

 

David O. Harris

 

1,210,045

 

5,732

 

501,458

 

Darrell B. Lee

 

1,210,045

 

5,732

 

501,458

 

H. Leigh Severance

 

1,210,045

 

5,732

 

501,458

 

Gerald W. Simonson

 

1,210,045

 

5,732

 

501,458

 

William C. Ulland

 

1,210,045

 

5,732

 

501,458

 

 

Proposal 2:           The ratification of the selection of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

 

1,715,790

 

0

 

1,445

 

 

Proposal 3:           The vote on advisory basis on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

1 year

 

2 years

 

3 years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

925,868

 

243,188

 

18,862

 

27,859

 

501,458

 

 

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Proposal 4:           The vote on advisory basis on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

1,169,245

 

16,238

 

30,294

 

501,458

 

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

IKONICS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: April 29, 2013

/s/ Jon Gerlach

 

 

Jon Gerlach

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

and Vice President of Finance

 

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