UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): June 22, 2021

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-38125	81-2560811
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

132 E. Putnam Avenue, Floor 2W, Cos Cob, CT	06807
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 398-0443

N/A

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

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

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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
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	CSSE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	CSSEP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
9.50% Notes due 2025	CSSEN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 22, 2021, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered four proposals: (i) the election of eight directors; (ii) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan; (iii) the approval of the Company’s 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of Rosenfield and Company, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. An aggregate of 6,329,531 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and 7,654,506 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, which represents a quorum of the voting power of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a single class, entitled to vote on the record date of May 13, 2021, were represented at the Annual Meeting in person (which includes presence at the virtual meeting) or by proxy.

The results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors.

The election of each director nominee was approved, as follows:

Name	For	Authority Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
William J. Rouhana, Jr.	78,238,898	1,183,282	968,471
Christopher Mitchell	79,373,244	48,936	968,471
Amy L. Newmark	78,216,555	1,205,625	968,471
Fred M. Cohen	78,215,033	1,207,147	968,471
Cosmo DeNicola	78,238,898	1,183,282	968,471
Martin Pompadur	78,232,695	1,189,485	968,471
Christina Weiss Lurie	78,230,576	1,191,604	968,471
Diana Wilkin	78,229,975	1,192,205	968,471

Proposal No. 2 – Amendment of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

The amendment to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the total number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock available thereunder by an additional 1,250,000 shares, from 1,250,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares was approved, as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
79,407,330	13,208	1,642	968,471

Proposal No. 2 – Approval of the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which provides for employees and other service providers of the Company and its parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, was approved, as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
79,381,599	39,269	1,312	968,471

Proposal No. 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of Rosenfield and Company, PLLC.

The ratification of the appointment of Rosenfield and Company, PLLC was approved, as follows:

For	Against	Abstain
80,347,612	30,906	12,133

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.

Dated: June 24, 2021	CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT INC.
	By:	/s/ William J. Rouhana, Jr.
		William J. Rouhana, Jr.
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer