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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): May 4, 2023
 
 
CKX LANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
         
Louisiana
  
1-31905
  
72-0144530
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
2417 Shell Beach Drive
Lake Charles, Louisiana
  
70601
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
 
(337) 493-2399
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 stock with no par value
CKX
NYSE American
 
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).
 
Emerging growth company  ☐
 
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.  ☐
 
 
 
 
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The Registrant held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 4, 2023. At the meeting, the shareholders were requested to: (1) elect directors; (2) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers; and (3) consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of MaloneBailey LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
 
The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Registrant’s proxy statement filed on March 31, 2023.
 
 
1.
The stockholders voted to re-elect the following directors by the votes set forth below:
 
 
  
Number of Shares
  
Nominee   
For
    
Withheld
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
Lee W. Boyer
     974,830       48,327       400,798  
Keith Duplechin
     974,130       49,027       400,798  
Daniel J. Englander
     974,830       48,327       400,798  
Max H. Hart
     982,903       40,254       400,798  
Lane T. LaMure
     976,903       46,254       400,798  
Eugene T. Minvielle, IV
     975,237       47,920       400,798  
William Gray Stream
     947,202       75,955       400,798  
Mary Leach Werner
     974,198       48,959       400,798  
 
 
2.
The stockholders voted to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the compensation of the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and narrative disclosures, in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed on March 31, 2023, by the votes set forth below:
 
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker Non-Vote
  
857,744       156,027       9,385       400,798  
 
 
3.
The stockholders voted to ratify the selection of MaloneBailey LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, by the votes set forth below:
 
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker Non-Vote
  
1,359,534       54,037       10,384       0  
 
 
 
 
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.
 
    CKX LANDS, INC.  
    (Registrant)  
Date: May 5, 2023
By:
/s/ William Gray Stream
William Gray Stream
President
 
 
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