Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 13, 2025

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (630) 357-8500

901 Frontenac Road, Naperville, Illinois, 60563

(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.

The Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 13, 2025. At the meeting, (1) the seven nominees named in the Company's proxy statement dated April 4, 2025 were elected to serve for a term ending at the Annual Meeting in 2026, (2) the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved, and (3) the selection of Crowe LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified.

The voting results for each proposal are set forth below:

Election of Directors:

Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company's executive compensation as described in the Company's 2025 proxy statement:

Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:

Ratification of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025:

Following the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company determined that an advisory vote on executive compensation would be held every three years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes regarding executive compensation.

SIGNATURE

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.