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): May 30, 2017 (May 24, 2017)

 

AMERICAN POWER GROUP CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-13776   71-0724248
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

7 Kimball Lane, Building A

Lynnfield, MA 01940

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(781) 224-2411

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

 

 

 
   

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On May 24, 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment its Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 350,000,000 to 700,000,000.

 

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

 

On May 24, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which (i) four members of the Board of Directors were reelected, (ii) the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 350,000,000 to 700,000,000, (iii) the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2016 Stock Option Plan, (iv) the Company’s stockholders approved, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “say-on-pay” vote), and (v) the Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Schechter, Dokken, Kanter, Andrews & Selcer, Ltd. as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. The final voting results of each of these matters were as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Nominee   Votes For     Votes Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
Lyle Jensen*     36,798,481       2,905,718       27,351,107  
Charles Mc Dermott*     37,494,711       2,209,488       27,351,107  
James Harger*     37,495,091       2,209,108       27,351,107  
Matthew Van Steenwyk**     98,114,423       4,864,977       27,351,107  

 

 

  * Elected by the holders of the Common Stock, voting as a separate class.
  ** Elected by the holders of the Common Stock, 10% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

 

2. Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation:

 

Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
  59,100,763 *     5,225,710       2,728,833       —  
  120,067,457 **     5,225,710       5,037,340       —  

 

 

  * Votes of the holders of the Common Stock, voting as a separate class.
  ** Vote of the holders of the Common Stock, 10% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

 

3. Approval of an amendment to the 2016 Stock Plan:

 

Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
  22,000,000*     0       0       0  
  96,981,427**     2,306,904       3,691,069       27,351,107  

 

 

  * Votes of the holders of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class.
  ** Vote of the holders of the Common Stock, 10% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

 

 
   

 

4. Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
  *97,702,597     1,512,534       3,764,269       27,351,107  

 

 

  * Vote of the holders of the Common Stock, 10% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

 

5. Ratification of the appointment of Schechter, Dokken, Kanter, Andrews & Selcer, Ltd. as independent auditors for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017:

 

Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
  124,345,645 *     800,362       5,184,500       0  

 

 

  * Vote of the holders of the Common Stock, 10% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)       Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
3.1  

Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American Power Group Corporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 30, 2017.

 

 
   

 

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 POWER GROUP CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Charles E. Coppa
    Charles E. Coppa
    Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 30, 2017

 

 
   

 

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