8-K

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 6, 2021

CKX LANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

Check the appropriate box 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):

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

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  ☐

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.  ☐

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

On May 6, 2021, the stockholders of CKX Lands, Inc. (the “Registrant”) approved the CKX Lands, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan at the Registrant’s annual meeting of stockholders. On May 10, 2021, the Registrant’s Board of Directors adopted the plan. A description of the plan is contained on pages 11 – 14 of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 9, 2021 and the text of the plan is filed as Appendix A to that proxy statement. The aforementioned description of the plan and the text of the plan are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction B(3) to Form 8-K.

The Registrant held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 6, 2021. At the meeting, the shareholders were requested to: (1) elect directors; (2) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers, (3) consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of MaloneBailey LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 and (4) consider and act upon a proposal to adopt the CKX Lands, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan.

The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Registrant’s proxy statement filed on April 9, 2021.

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.