Good Times Restaurants Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| FORM |
| CURRENT REPORT |
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
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Good Times Restaurants Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On February 20, 2025, Good Times Restaurants Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). The Company’s shareholders voted on three proposals: (1) to elect five directors of the Company to serve for the next year; (2) to submit an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) to ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. These matters are more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2025.
The shareholders elected all five director nominees, two years received the most votes as to the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (NEOs), and the shareholders’ ratified Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Consistent with the shareholders’ preference expressed in the advisory vote, the Company has chosen two years as the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s NEOs until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of NEOs.
| Proposal 1: | Election of Directors |
The Company’s shareholders elected the following five nominees to the Board. Each of the nominees will serve for a one-year term and hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders unless he or she sooner ceases to hold office. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting with respect to the election of directors:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Charles E. Jobson | 4,869,228 | 206,097 | 3,735,865 | |||||||||
| Jason S. Maceda | 4,393,858 | 681,467 | 3,735,865 | |||||||||
| Sophia Rivka Rossi | 4,396,644 | 678,681 | 3,735,865 | |||||||||
| Jennifer C. Stetson | 4,906,106 | 169,219 | 3,735,865 | |||||||||
| Ryan M. Zink | 4,608,613 | 466,712 | 3,735,865 | |||||||||
| Proposal 2: | to submit an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers |
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 2,457,750 | 2,466,814 | 127,680 | 3,081 | 3,735,865 | ||||||||||||||
| Proposal 3: | To ratify the appointment of Moss Adams, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 8,702,036 | 49,128 | 60,026 | ||||||||
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
The Company’s Board of Directors elected the Chairman of the Board and Board of Director Committee Members set forth below. Biography information is more fully described the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Charles E. Jobson will serve as Chairman of the Board.
| Audit Committee | Compensation Committee | |
| Jason S. Maceda, Committee Chairman | Jennifer C. Stetson, Committee Chairman | |
| Charles E. Jobson | Charles E. Jobson | |
| Jennifer C. Stetson |
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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.
| GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC. | |
| Date: February 26, 2025 |  |
| Ryan M. Zink | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
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