Innovative Food Holdings Inc 8-K, filed May 23, 2023
Innovative Food Holdings Inc (IVFH)
About this 8-K
Innovative Food Holdings Inc filed this 8-K on May 23, 2023, reporting on events of May 17, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 17, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) appointed Mr. Brady Smallwood, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Smallwood was appointed as the director designee of Mr. Robert William Bennett, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, pursuant to the employment agreement, dated January 30, 2023, between the Company and Mr. Bennett (the “Employment Agreement”). Under the Employment Agreement, the Board or its nominating committee must nominate to the Board an individual designated by Mr. Bennett in good faith, subject to the Board’s fiduciary judgement and applicable legal or regulatory requirements and limitations. Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, as Mr. Bennett’s director designee, Mr. Smallwood may be removed or be asked to resign from his position on the Board in the event that Mr. Bennett’s employment with the Company is terminated. Mr. Smallwood was not appointed to any committees of the Board.
Other than Mr. Smallwood’s employment agreement with the Company, dated April 14, 2023, previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2023, Mr. Smallwood has not been involved in any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. As an employee director, Mr. Smallwood is eligible to participate in the Company’s 2011 Stock Option Plan.
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Item 5.03 |
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Also on May 17, 2023, the Board approved and adopted an amendment to the Company’s bylaws to decrease and fix the maximum size of the Board from ten members to eight members, effectively immediately (the “Amendment”). A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
We mailed a Proxy Statement on or about April 19, 2023 to our stockholders of record as of March 24, 2023 in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on May 17, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting was held virtually. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on three matters as follows: (i) election of directors, and all seven of the nominees were elected, (ii) the ratification of our auditors for 2023, which was approved, and (iii) an advisory vote concerning compensation of our named executive officers, which was approved.
The first matter was the election of the members of the Board. All of the nominees were elected and the tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
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Nominees for Directors |
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Bill Bennett |
37,094,361 | 255,225 | ||||||
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Sam Klepfish |
20,509,495 | 15,372,871 | ||||||
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Hank Cohn |
30,819,316 | 2,653,962 | ||||||
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James C. Pappas |
31,631,031 | 1,842,247 | ||||||
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Mark Schmulen |
36,330,967 | 1,018,619 | ||||||
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Jefferson Gramm |
36,893,526 | 456,060 | ||||||
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Denver J. Smith |
36,911,765 | 437,821 | ||||||
There were 4,921,202 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Annual Meeting with respect to this matter.
The second matter upon which the stockholders voted was the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of Assurance Dimensions as our independent certified public accountants for 2023, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
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For |
Against |
Abstentions |
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| 39,607,501 | 424,021 | 2,095,895 | |||||||
The third matter upon which the stockholders voted was an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:
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For |
Against |
Abstentions |
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| 36,149,547 | 456,641 | 600,027 | |||||||
There were 4,921,202 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Annual Meeting with respect to this matter.
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events. |
On May 17, 2023, the Board elected James Pappas as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit |
Description |
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3.1 |
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104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
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.
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INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Dated: May 23, 2023 |
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By: /s/ Richard Tang Richard Tang Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
Article III, Section 2
Election and Tenure. No fewer than one nor more than eight (8) directors (as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time) shall be elected at the annual meetings of the shareholders. Each director shall be elected to serve and to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting and until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.