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) April 13, 2017

 

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

 

Nevada   001-32491   11-2238111

(State of other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission
File No.)		  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3475 Victory Boulevard

Staten Island, New York

10314

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

(718) 832-0800 

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 13, 2017, Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (“Coffee Holding”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of directors and (2) the ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2017. The final voting results were as follows:

 

1. The election of each of David Gordon and John Rotelli to hold office for a term of three years, until his successor is duly elected and qualified or he is otherwise unable to complete his term.

 

The votes were cast for this matter as follows:

 

Nominees  Votes For   Votes Against 
David Gordon   3,434,650    56,792 
John Rotelli   3,434,396    57,046 

 

2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2017 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
 3,445,140    37,111    9,191 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated: April 17, 2017

 COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Gordon
    Andrew Gordon
    President and Chief Executive Officer