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ckx20240513_8k.htm

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 9, 2024

CKX LANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	1-31905	72-0144530
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2417 Shell Beach Drive Lake Charles, Louisiana		70601
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(337) 493-2399

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 with no par value	CKX	NYSE American

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. ☐

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Registrant held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 9, 2024. 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, 2024.

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 8, 2024.

The stockholders voted to re-elect the following directors by the votes set forth below:

	Number of Shares
Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Lee W. Boyer	855,309	51,513	409,254
Keith Duplechin	854,615	52,207	409,254
Daniel J. Englander	798,597	108,225	409,254
Max H. Hart	855,822	51,000	409,254
Lane T. LaMure	855,716	51,106	409,254
Eugene T. Minvielle, IV	855,722	51,100	409,254
William Gray Stream	855,209	51,613	409,254
Mary Leach Werner	855,108	51,714	409,254

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 8, 2024, by the votes set forth below:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
837,122	62,152	7,547	409,254

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, 2024, by the votes set forth below:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
1,230,756	37,976	47,343	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.

		CKX LANDS, INC.
		(Registrant)


Date: May 13, 2024	By:	/s/ William Gray Stream
		William Gray Stream President

CKX Lands Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders