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): September 15, 2016

 
PROFIRE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Nevada
 
001-36378
 
20-0019425
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
321 South 1250 West, Suite 1, Lindon, Utah
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
84042
(Zip code)
 
(801) 796-5127
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its annual Shareholder Meeting (the "Meeting") on September 15, 2016 in Lindon, Utah.  Of the 53,325,215 total shares of common stock of the Company that were issued and outstanding on July 22, 2016, the record date for the Meeting, 46,995,216 shares, constituting approximately 88% of the total outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting.

The matters voted on and the results of the votes were as follows:

1. The shareholders elected five directors to the Company's board of directors for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualified.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

Nominee
FOR
AGAINST
WITHHOLD
BROKER NON-VOTES
Brenton W. Hatch  35,461,524 0  779,405  15,548,915
Harold Albert
35,458,938
0
781,991
15,548,915
Daren J. Shaw
31,096,493
0
5,144,436
15,548,915
Ronald R. Spoehel
31,096,193
0
5,144,736
15,548,915
Arlen B. Crouch
31,088,943
0
5,151,986
15,548,915


2. The shareholders voted to approve executive compensation on an advisory (non-binding) basis.

Approve Executive Compensation
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
35,265,866
82,089
892,974
15,548,915


3.  The shareholders ratified the selection of Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year.  The votes regarding this proposal were as followed:

Auditor
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
Sadler, Gibb & Associates
46,005,441
105,395
884,380
4,794,628











SIGNATURE
 
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.

 
 PROFIRE ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: September 16, 2016
By:
 /s/ Brenton W. Hatch
 
 
Brenton W. Hatch
 
 
Chief Executive Officer