Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Item 5.07(a) and (b)Collectors Universe, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2020 Annual Stockholders' Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") onDecember 10, 2020 . The proposals voted on by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting consisted of (i) the election of eight (8) directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") for a term of one year or until their successors are elected (Proposal No. 1); (ii) ratification of the appointment ofGrant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingJune 30, 2021 (Proposal No. 2); and (iii) approval, by non-binding advisory vote of the Company's stockholders, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers for its fiscal year endedJune 30 ,
2020 (Proposal No. 3). 1. Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1). The eight candidates named below, all of whom were nominated by the Board, were the only candidates nominated for election at the Annual Meeting. As a result, the election of directors was uncontested. However, the Company's Bylaws provide that, to be elected to the Board in an uncontested election, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast in the election of directors. As indicated in the table below, all eight candidates received a majority of the votes cast in the election of directors and, accordingly, were elected to serve on the Board for a term that will end at the next Annual Stockholders' Meeting or until their respective
successors are elected. Shares Percent of Votes Percent of Nominees: Voted For Shares Voted Withheld Shares Voted A. J. Bert Moyer 5,533,855 98.4 % 91,780 1.6 % Joseph J. Orlando 5,579,351 99.2 % 46,284 0.8 % Bruce A. Stevens 5,533,997 98.4 % 91,638 1.6 % Kate W. Duchene 5,579,599 99.2 % 46,036 0.8 % Vina M. Leite 5,579,406 99.2 % 46,229 0.8 % Jon M. Sullivan 5,585,567 99.3 % 40,068 0.7 % Lorraine G. Bardeen 5,579,756 99.2 % 45,879 0.8 % Jennifer H. Leuer 5,580,877 99.2 % 44,758 0.8 %
There were a total of 2,255,790 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants (Proposal No. 2). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders also voted on the ratification of the appointment ofGrant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year endingJune 30, 2021 . Approval of this Proposal required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present (in person or by proxy) and voted on this Proposal at the Annual Meeting. The following table sets forth the respective numbers of votes cast for and against, and the number of shares abstaining
from, this Proposal: Shares Percent of Shares Voted Percent of Percent of Voted For Shares Voted Against Shares Voted Abstentions Shares Voted 7,829,751 99.3 % 24,955 0.3 % 26,719 0.4 % Brokers had discretionary authority to vote shares on this Proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm without having obtained voting instructions from the beneficial owners of the shares. Consequently, there were no broker non-votes with respect to this Proposal. 3. Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers (Proposal No. 3). The approval, by non-binding advisory vote of the stockholders, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers for its fiscal year endedJune 30, 2020 (the "Say-on-Pay Vote") required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present (in person or by proxy) and voted on this Proposal at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the results of the voting on this Proposal: Shares Voted Percent of Shares Voted Percent of Percent of For Approval Shares Voted Against Approval Shares Voted
Abstentions Shares Voted 5,305,605 94.3 % 76,854 1.4 % 243,176 4.3 %
There were a total of 2,255,790 broker non-votes with respect to this Proposal.
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