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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 20, 2024, Houston American Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of shareholders. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Proxy Statement, are as follows:
Proposal 1. The nominee for election as Class B Director was elected to serve until the 2027 Annual Meetings of Stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier resignation, removal or death. The result of the votes to elect the director was as follows:
| Director | For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hartzell (Class B) | 1,194,155 | 0 | 699,869 | 2,590,041 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2. The amendment of the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock to 20,000,000 shares was approved by a majority of shares voted. The results of the vote to approve the increase in authorized shares of common stock was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 3,053,368 | 1,390,567 | 40,130 | 0 | ||||||||||
Proposal 3. The appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 was ratified by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 3,886,288 | 457,696 | 140,081 | 0 | ||||||||||
Proposal 4. The compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement was approved on an advisory basis by the votes set forth in the table below:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 1,688,757 | 176,385 | 28,882 | 2,590,041 | ||||||||||
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.
| HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP. | ||
| Dated: June 24, 2024 | ||
| By: | /s/ John Terwilliger | |
| Name: | John Terwilliger | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |