ACNT 8-K
Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT)
8-K
2025-06-25
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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 25, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Ascent Industries Co. (the "Company") was held as a virtual meeting on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. For more information on the proposals submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting, see the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Henry L. Guy | 4,190,648 | 2,749,600 | 3,643 | 1,891,136 | ||||||||||
| Christopher G. Hutter | 5,356,390 | 1,584,557 | 2,944 | 1,891,136 | ||||||||||
| Aldo J. Mazzaferro | 3,887,578 | 2,947,075 | 109,238 | 1,891,136 | ||||||||||
| Benjamin Rosenzweig | 5,415,588 | 1,523,666 | 4,637 | 1,891,136 | ||||||||||
| John P. Schauerman | 4,001,616 | 2,938,632 | 3,643 | 1,891,136 | ||||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory approval of Ascent Industries Co.'s named executive officer compensation for fiscal 2024
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 5,444,111 | 1,391,362 | 108,418 | 1,891,136 | ||||||||
Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as Ascent Industries Co.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 8,027,722 | 795,518 | 11,787 | ||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. | |||||
| Dated: June 25, 2025 | By: /s/ Ryan Kavalauskas | ||||
| Ryan Kavalauskas | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||