BRIDGFORD FOODS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:BRID) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the offices of Bridgford Foods Corporation, 1308 North Patt Street, Anaheim, California at 10:00 am. Shareholders representing 8,594,498, or 95%, of the 9,076,832 shares entitled to vote were present in person or by proxy. Proxies for the meeting were solicited to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. At the Annual Meeting, management Proposals 1 and 2 were approved. The proposals below are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated February 18, 2019 for the Annual Meeting.
The results are as follows:
Proposal 1
The following persons were nominated and elected directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2020:
| William L. Bridgford | Allan Bridgford Jr. | Bruce H. Bridgford | John V. Simmons | Keith A. Ross |
| Todd C. Andrews | D. Gregory Scott | Raymond F. Lancy | Paul R. Zippwald |
The shareholder voting for board members is summarized as follows:
| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| William L. Bridgford | 7,507,345 | 370,825 | 725,805 |
| Allan Bridgford Jr. | 7,507,345 | 370,825 | 725,805 |
| Bruce H. Bridgford | 7,507,345 | 370,825 | 725,805 |
| John V. Simmons | 7,507,140 | 371,030 | 725,805 |
| Todd C. Andrews | 7,795,955 | 82,215 | 725,805 |
| D. Gregory Scott | 7,795,955 | 82,215 | 725,805 |
| Raymond F. Lancy | 7,503,365 | 374,805 | 725,805 |
| Paul R. Zippwald | 7,784,455 | 93,715 | 725,805 |
| Keith A. Ross | 7,507,140 | 371,030 | 725,805 |
Proposal 2
Votes cast for appointment of Squar Milner LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending November 1, 2019 were as follows:
8,603,781 FOR
18 AGAINST
176 ABSTAINED
About BRIDGFORD FOODS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:BRID)
Bridgford Foods Corporation is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of a range of frozen and snack food products throughout the United States. The Company operates in two business segments, which include the processing and distribution of frozen products, and the processing and distribution of snack food products. The Company’s frozen food products segment serves both food service and retail customers. The Company, through its frozen food products segment, sells approximately 160 frozen food products through wholesalers, cooperatives and distributors to approximately 21,000 retail outlets and over 23,000 restaurants and institutions. The Company through snack food products segment sells approximately 90 different items through customer owned distribution centers and a direct store delivery network serving approximately 15,000 supermarkets, mass merchandise and convenience retail stores located in over 45 states.
