cvd8kreannualmtg2013.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
November 20, 2013
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
 
 
1-16525
  
11-2621692
 
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
355 South Technology Drive, Central Islip, New York 11722
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
 
(631) 981-7081
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On November 21, 2013, the following proposals were submitted to the shareholders of CVD Equipment Corporation (the “Company”) at its annual meeting of shareholders: (i) the election of five (5) directors, (ii) the ratification of the appointment of MSPC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, (iii) the holding of a non-binding shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers of the Company, and (iv) the holding of a non-binding shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of holding a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.
 
The following are the final vote results for each proposal.
 
(1)           The Company’s shareholders elected each of the five (5) directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until their successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:
 
 
Election of Directors
Vote For
Votes Withheld
     
Leonard A. Rosenbaum
2,418,480
251,378
     
Martin J. Teitelbaum
2,399,162
270,696
     
Conrad J. Gunther
2,401,105
268,753
     
Bruce T. Swan
2,418,490
251,368
     
Kelly S. Walters
2,418,870
250,988
     
 
(2)           The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of MSPC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 by the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
Cast in Favor
Number of Votes
Cast Against
Number of Votes
Abstained
     
5,229,796
97,256
30,621
 
(3)           The Company’s shareholders ratified the advisory resolution supporting the compensation of its named executive officers by the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
Cast in Favor
Number of Votes
Cast Against
Number of Votes
Abstained
     
2,525,611
105,982
38,265
 

 
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(4)           The Company’s shareholders selected three (3) years as the rate of frequency of the holding of an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation by the following vote:
 
Number of Votes Cast
Number of Votes Cast
Number of Votes Cast
Number of Votes Cast
In Favor of Three Years
In Favor of Two Years
In Favor of One Year
Abstained
       
1,809,405
161,781
616,597
82,075
 
Item 8.01                      Other Events
 
As previously disclosed in the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2013, the Company had increased its allowance for doubtful accounts by $622,000 due to the decline in credit quality of a major customer.  In addition, the Company removed from its backlog the remaining orders from this customer which totaled $2,578,000.  On November 20, 2013, the Company received notice that this customer had made an assignment for the benefit of creditors under California state law.  The Company is presently evaluating what, if any affect, this action will have on its future results of operations.
 
 
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.
 
 
             
CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
 
     
   
/s/ Leonard A. Rosenbaum               
Date: November 26, 2013
  
Name: Leonard A. Rosenbaum
   
Title:     Chairman, President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal ExecutiveOfficer)
 
 
 

 
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