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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 11, 2023
 
TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) 
 
California
1-14523
95-2086631
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number) 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Block 1008 Toa Payoh North, Unit 03-09
Singapore 318996
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(65) 6265 3300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
______________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Securities registered or to be 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, no par value
TRT
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 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b2) 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 ☐
 
 

 
 
Item 5.03   Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
--06-30
 
See Item 5.07.
 
Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On December 11, 2023, Trio-Tech International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting are set forth below:
 
Proposal 1. Election of directors
 
   
For
   
Withheld
 
             
S. W. Yong
  2,881,399     502,626  
Richard M. Horowitz
  2,111,494     612,169  
Victor H. M. Ting
  2,031,901     900,148  
Jason T. Adelman
  2,118,240     605,423  
 
The Company’s Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast.  Stockholders elected S. W. Yong, Richard M. Horowitz, Victor H. M. Ting and Jason T. Adelman to serve as Directors on the Company’s Board of Directors until the end of their respective terms.
 
Proposal 2. Approval of an Amendment to the Companys 2017 Director Equity Incentive Plan
 
Votes For
 
Against
 
Abstain
         
2,178,171
 
751,305
 
11,374
 
The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on any matter.  Accordingly, stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Director Equity Incentive Plan, increasing the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”) authorized for issuance thereunder from 600,000 to 900,000 shares.
 
Proposal 3. Approval of an Amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws
 
Votes For
 
Against
 
Abstain
         
2,394,968
 
414,571
 
131,311
 
The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.  Accordingly, stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to give the Board, in its sole discretion, flexibility to set the number of directors to serve on our Board, from a minimum of four directors, to a maximum of seven directors. The foregoing description of the changes effected through the adoption of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1, and which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Proposal 4. Ratification of Mazars LLP as the Companys Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024
 
Votes For
 
Against
 
Abstain
         
3,675,238
 
31,467
 
118,164
 
 

 
The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, stockholders ratified the appointment of Mazars LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s current fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits Index
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
3.1
 
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Trio-Tech International
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 
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.
 
 
 
TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL
     
Date:    December 13, 2023
By:
/s/ SRINIVASAN ANITHA
   
Srinivasan Anitha
Chief Financial Officer