CKX Lands Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$CKX
Oil & Gas Production
Energy
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 8, 2025
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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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).
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The Registrant held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 8, 2025. 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, 2025.
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 April 10, 2025.
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The stockholders voted to re-elect the following directors by the votes set forth below:
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Number of Shares
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Lee W. Boyer
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947,675
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80,546
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427,641
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Keith Duplechin
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898,723
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129,498
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427,641
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Daniel J. Englander
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885,915
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142,306
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427,641
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Max H. Hart
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948,470
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79,751
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427,641
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Lane T. LaMure
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948,201
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80,020
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427,641
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Eugene T. Minvielle, IV
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947,993
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80,228
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427,641
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William Gray Stream
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947,544
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80,677
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427,641
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Mary Leach Werner
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948,952
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79,269
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427,641
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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 April 10, 2025, by the votes set forth below:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
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842,390
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129,163
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56,667
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427,641
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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, 2025, by the votes set forth below:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
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1,358,084
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96,190
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1,588
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0
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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.
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CKX LANDS, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: May 13, 2025
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By:
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/s/ Scott Stepp
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Scott Stepp
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Chief Financial Officer
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