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):  June 14, 2018
 
AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in charter)
 
     
 
California 1-08789 94-2918118
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 415-788-5300
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

 

The Company’s Annual Shareholders Meeting (“Meeting”) was held on June 14, 2018. There were present in person or by proxy at said Meeting shareholders voting 5,438,977 shares that represent 95.25% of the 5,710,154 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting which represented a quorum. At the Meeting, the shareholders:

 

1)Voted on the Election of Directors as follows:

 

Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Vote
Ernest A. Bates, M.D. 2,424,247 744,659 2,270,071
Daniel G. Kelly, Jr. 2,376,641 792,265 2,270,071
David A. Larson, M.D. 2,573,498 595,408 2,270,071
Sandra A.J. Lawrence 2,983,858 185,048 2,270,071
S. Mert Ozyurek 2,412,121 756,785 2,270,071
John F. Ruffle 2,428,774 740,132 2,270,071
Raymond C. Stachowiak 2,566,195 602,711 2,270,071
Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. 2,429,047 739,859 2,270,071

 

All eight individuals were elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the following year.

 

2)Voted on our Executive Compensation. There were 2,802,021votes for, 358,088 votes against, 8,797 votes abstained, and 2,270,071 broker non-votes. The votes ‘for’ constituted a majority of those voting in person or by proxy, and also represented at least a majority of the voting power required to constitute a quorum at the Meeting.

  

3)Voted on the Ratification of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. There were 4,713,878 votes for, 723,618 votes against, 1,481 votes abstained, and 0 broker non-votes. The votes ‘for’ constituted a majority of those voting in person or by proxy, and also represented at least a majority of the voting power required to constitute a quorum at the Meeting.

  

 

 

 

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.

 

    American Shared Hospital Services
     
     
Date: June 18, 2018   By: /s/ Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
        Name: Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
        Title: Chairman and CEO