8-K

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 12, 2020

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Illinois

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


000-01227		36-0904920
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


901 Frontenac Road, Naperville, Illinois		60563
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(630) 357-8500

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

CVR

NYSE American

(Trading privileges only, not registered)

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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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 the chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐

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.

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 12, 2020. At the meeting, (1) the eight nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement dated March 23, 2020 were elected to serve for a term ending at the Annual Meeting in 2021 and (2) the selection of Crowe LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified.

The voting results for each proposal are set forth below:

Election of Directors:


	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Bourg		554,854		22,112		293,421
Kent H. Cooney		558,277		21,358		293,421
Patricia M. Miller		567,178		16,860		293,421
Kurt Moders		566,825		16,899		293,421
James W. Morrissey		562,071		18,567		293,421
Walter W. Morrissey		530,432		46,262		293,421
John C. Osterman		549,174		25,567		293,421
John L. Showel		551,917		23,167		293,421

Ratification of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
857,434	888	5,423	0

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.


	CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.

Date: May 14, 2020	By:	/s/ Michael J. Bourg
		Michael J. Bourg President and Treasurer