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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): May 25, 2022
 
 
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ROCKY BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

        
Ohio
  
001-34382
  
31-1364046
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 753-1951
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below 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 12(b) of the Act:
         
Title of class
  
Trading symbol
  
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock – No Par Value
  
RCKY
  
Nasdaq
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 
 
Item 5.07         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 25, 2022, Rocky Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following directors were elected to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders according to the vote tabulation described below:
       
Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Michael L. Finn
4,763,434
689,968
1,299,312
G. Courtney Haning
4,753,007
700,395
1,299,312
William L. Jordan
5,011,086
442,316
1,299,312
Curtis A. Loveland
4,308,366
1,145,036
1,299,312
Robert B. Moore, Jr.
3,368,589
2,084,813
1,299,312
 
Additionally, the shareholders also voted on and approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers according to the vote tabulation described below:
 
      
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
4,983,601
452,771
17,030
1,299,312
 
Finally, the shareholders ratified the selection of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, according to the vote tabulation described below:
       
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
6,695,228
40,238
17,248
1,299,312
 
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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.
 
 
Date: June 1, 2022                  
 
Rocky Brands, Inc.
 
/s/ Thomas D. Robertson
Thomas D. Robertson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
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