Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): November 9, 2022

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-11692	06-1275288
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

25 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury, Connecticut	06811-5286
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 743-8000

	Not Applicable
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Common Stock $0.01 par value	ETD	New York Stock Exchange
(Title of each class)	(Trading symbol)	(Name of exchange on which registered)

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).

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 November 9, 2022, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (“Ethan Allen” or the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 25,347,420 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value, eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 21,915,820 shares were present in person or represented by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Each of the seven director nominees shown below was elected to serve a one-year term until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each director will hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification, or removal. The voting results were as follows:

				Broker
Director Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Non-Votes
M. Farooq Kathwari	19,142,790	292,701	13,852	2,466,477
Maria Eugenia Casar	19,364,962	70,926	13,455	2,466,477
Dr. John Clark	19,127,660	307,675	14,008	2,466,477
John J. Dooner, Jr.	18,862,666	572,431	14,246	2,466,477
David M. Sable	19,089,531	344,196	15,616	2,466,477
Tara I. Stacom	19,153,086	283,277	12,980	2,466,477
Cynthia Ekberg Tsai	18,853,926	541,832	53,585	2,466,477

Proposal 2: Approve, through a non-binding advisory vote, the fiscal 2022 compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officers. An advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, was approved as follows:

			Broker
For	Against	Abstain	Non-Votes
18,854,836	494,756	99,751	2,466,477

Proposal 3: Ratify the appointment of CohnReznick LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal 2023 year. The selection of CohnReznick LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal 2023 year was ratified by the following vote:

For		Against		Abstain
21,816,003		69,604		30,213

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.