UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 21, 2021, the Board of Directors of Great Elm Group, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that the Company’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) will be held on May 28, 2021. The proxy statement containing the meeting details is expected to be available no later than the third week in April to stockholders of record as of April 5, 2021.
Deadlines for submission of nominations and shareholder proposals are set out below for clarity given that the Annual Meeting will be held more than 30 days after the anniversary of Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.’s most recent Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. Please refer to the Company’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) for additional information. The Bylaws are available as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020.
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To be considered timely under the Bylaws, stockholder notice of stockholder proposals must be delivered to, or mailed to and received by, the Company’s Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company no later than April 1, 2021. |
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To be considered timely under the Bylaws, stockholder notice of proxy access nominations must be delivered to, or mailed to and received by, the Company’s Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company no later than April 1, 2021. |
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To be considered timely under Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, stockholder proposals eligible to be included in the Company’s annual meeting proxy materials must be received at the Company’s principal executive offices not later than April 1, 2021. |
On March 22, 2021, the Company issued a press release to announce the date of the Annual Meeting. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
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99.1 |
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The cover page from this current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as inline XBRL. |
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.
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GREAT ELM CAPITAL GROUP, INC. |
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Date: March 22, 2021 |
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/s/ Brent J. Pearson |
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By: Brent J. Pearson |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |