FAMOUS DAVES OF AMERICA, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
An annual meeting of the shareholders of Famous Daves of America,
Inc. (the Company) was held on May2, 2017. At the meeting, the
Companys shareholders took the following actions:
(i) The shareholders elected six directors to serve as members of
the Companys Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of
shareholders. The shareholders present in person or by proxy cast
the following numbers of votes in connection with the election of
directors, resulting in the election of all director nominees:
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Nominee |
Votes For | VotesWithheld | ||||||
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Anand D. Gala |
4,311,484 | 139,274 | ||||||
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Joseph M. Jacobs |
4,309,799 | 140,959 | ||||||
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Charles W. Mooty |
4,310,852 | 139,906 | ||||||
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Richard A. Shapiro |
4,310,785 | 139,973 | ||||||
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Patrick D. Walsh |
3,853,666 | 597,092 | ||||||
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Bryan L. Wolff |
4,309,618 | 141,140 |
(ii) The shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton
LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm
for fiscal year 2017. There were 6,178,312 votes cast for the
proposal; 24,726 votes were cast against the proposal; 18,668
votes abstained; and there were no broker non-votes.
(iii) The shareholders approved the Companys executive
compensation, as described in the Companys proxy statement. There
were 4,326,701 votes cast for the proposal; 109,945 votes were
cast against the proposal; 14,112 votes abstained; and there were
1,770,948 broker non-votes.
| Item7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May2, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the
acceleration of its refranchising strategy.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K. Such press release shall not be
deemed filed for any purpose, including for the purposes of
Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Item7.01, including Exhibit
99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.
| Item9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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ExhibitNo. |
Description |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May2, 2017 |
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About FAMOUS DAVE’S OF AMERICA, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE)
Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (Famous Dave’s) operates restaurants. The Company’s restaurants, which offer full table service, feature wood-smoked and off-the-grill entree favorites that fit into the barbeque category. It has the Company-owned and franchise-operated restaurants in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Canada, and it operates within the industry segment of foodservice. It operates approximately 179 Famous Dave’s restaurants in over 33 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Canada, including over 44 the Company-owned restaurants and approximately 135 franchise-operated restaurants. Each restaurant features a selection of hickory-smoked and off-the-grill barbecue favorites, such as flame-grilled St. Louis-style and baby back ribs, Texas beef brisket, Georgia chopped pork, country-roasted chicken, and signature sandwiches and salads. Its restaurants offer side items, such as corn bread, potato salad, coleslaw, Shack Fries and Wilbur Beans. FAMOUS DAVE’S OF AMERICA, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE) Recent Trading Information
FAMOUS DAVE’S OF AMERICA, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE) closed its last trading session up +0.10 at 4.45 with 23,653 shares trading hands.