8-K - DLHC - Equibles

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): March 9, 2023

DLH Holdings Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New Jersey	0-18492	22-1899798
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3565 Piedmont Road, NE, Building 3, Suite 700

Atlanta, GA 30305

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(770) 554-3545

Registrant's telephone number, Including Area Code

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	DLHC	Nasdaq	Capital Market
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	Submission of matter to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 9, 2023, DLH Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 18, 2023 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, 13,756,969 shares of common stock of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 11,753,188 shares of common stock of the Company were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The proposals presented to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on January 27, 2023. The final results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of eight directors nominated by the Board to serve until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified
The eight nominees who received the highest number of votes (all of the below individuals) were elected to the board of directors to hold office for a one-year term and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The shareholders voted to elect the following directors by the votes indicated below:
	Nominee		For		Withheld	Broker Non- Votes
	Judith L. Bjornaas		10,207,790		133,237	1,421,161
	Martin J. Delaney		8,869,947		1,471,080	1,421,161
	Dr. Elder Granger		9,913,395		427,632	1,421,161
	Dr. Frances M. Murphy		8,684,307		1,656,720	1,421,161
	Zachary C. Parker		10,186,683		154,344	1,421,161
	Frederick G. Wasserman		9,887,827		453,200	1,421,161
	Austin J. Yerks III		9,353,801		987,226	1,421,161
	Stephen J. Zelkowicz		10,208,907		132,120	1,421,161
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K and contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement, by the following votes:
	For	Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	9,848,102	486,481		6,444		1,412,161
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of Withum, Smith + Brown, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, by the following votes:
	For	Against		Abstain
	11,516,877	15,456		220,855

SIGNATURE

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.

	DLH Holdings Corp.
	By: /s/ Kathryn M. JohnBull
	Name: Kathryn M. JohnBull
	Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 14, 2023