JVA 8-K
Coffee Holding Co Inc (JVA)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 27, 2023, Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and (3) an advisory vote on executive compensation. The final voting results were as follows:
1. The votes cast for the election of each of David Gordon and John Rotelli to hold office for a term of three years, until his successor is duly elected and qualified or he is otherwise unable to complete his term, were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | ||||||
| David Gordon | 2,243,979.34 | 642,087 | ||||||
| John Rotelli | 1,991,587.34 | 894,479 | ||||||
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 was approved based upon the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 2,827,814.34 | 55,509 | 2,742 | ||||||||
3. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 2,598,496.34 | 107,812 | 746,571 | ||||||||
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.
| COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. | ||
| Dated: October 27, 2023 | By: | /s/ Andrew Gordon |
| Name: | Andrew Gordon | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |