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 16, 2021
| PROFIRE ENERGY, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 001-36378 | 20-0019425 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 321 South 1250 West, Suite 1, Lindon, Utah | ||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||||||||||||||
| 84042 | ||||||||||||||
| (Zip code) | ||||||||||||||
| (801) 796-5127 | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||||||||||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common, $0.001 Par Value | PFIE | NASDAQ | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its annual Shareholder Meeting (the “Meeting”) on June 16, 2021 in Lindon, Utah. Of the 48,021,696 total shares of common stock of the Company that were issued and outstanding on April 19, 2021, the record date for the Meeting, 40,412,293 shares, constituting approximately 84% of the total outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
The matters voted on and the results of the votes were as follows:
1. The shareholders elected five directors to the Company’s board of directors for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| Nominee | FOR | AGAINST | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||
| Brenton W. Hatch | 30,258,242 | 897,816 | 9,256,235 | ||||||||
| Ryan Oviatt | 30,239,647 | 916,411 | 9,256,235 | ||||||||
| Daren J. Shaw | 30,158,057 | 998,001 | 9,256,235 | ||||||||
| Ronald R. Spoehel | 30,161,953 | 994,105 | 9,256,235 | ||||||||
| Colleen Larkin Bell | 28,226,278 | 2,929,780 | 9,256,235 | ||||||||
2. The shareholders ratified the selection of Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
| Auditor | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||
| Sadler, Gibb & Associates | 40,155,520 | 45,390 | 211,383 | ||||||||
SIGNATURE
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.
| PROFIRE ENERGY, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: June 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Ryan W. Oviatt | ||||||
| Ryan W. Oviatt | ||||||||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Cameron M. Tidball | |||||||
| Cameron M. Tidball | ||||||||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||