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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>October 4, 2018 </b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>NOVATION COMPANIES, INC.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>000-22897</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>500 Grand Boulevard, Suite 201B, Kansas City, MO</b><b> </b><b>64106</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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):</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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 &sect;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &sect;240.12b-2).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Emerging growth company &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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. &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">On October 4, 2018, Novation Companies, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) and submitted the following matters to a vote of its shareholders:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">the election of five directors to serve until the Company&rsquo;s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">the approval of an amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Articles of Amendment and Restatement to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock to 780 million, to be filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland at the discretion of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors at any time during the 12 months following the date of the Annual Meeting;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">3.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">the approval of the continuation of the Company&rsquo;s Rights Agreement designed to protect the tax benefits of the Company&rsquo;s net operating loss carryforwards;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">4.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">the approval of an amendment to the Company&rsquo;s 2015 Incentive Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock authorized and reserved for issuance thereunder to 12 million;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">5.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">the ratification of the selection of Boulay PLLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">6.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">As of August 31, 2018, the record date of the Annual Meeting, 99,340,653 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">Each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company&rsquo;s shareholders at the Annual Meeting was approved by the requisite vote of the Company&rsquo;s shareholders. Set forth below is the number of votes for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director, as applicable.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 1 &ndash; Election of Directors</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Howard M. Amster</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:15.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;32,346,796</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23,736,289</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;36,295,309&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:27.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Howard Timothy Eriksen</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:15.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33,586,800</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22,496,285</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">36,295,309&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:27.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Barry A. Igdaloff</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:15.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;32,136,731</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23,946,354</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;36,295,309&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:27.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Lee D. Keddie</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:15.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33,084,347</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22,998,738</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">&nbsp;36,295,309</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:27.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">David W. Pointer</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:15.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33,299,757</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22,783,328</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">36,295,309</p>
			</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:36.3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>For</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstain</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Broker Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:39.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 2 &ndash;&nbsp;Authorized Shares Increase</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;79,963,800</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12,375,546</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;39,048</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;0&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:36.3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:39.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 3 &ndash;&nbsp;Continuation of Rights Agreement</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35,656,622</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,834,990</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18,591,473</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">36,295,309&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:36.3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:39.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 4 &ndash;&nbsp;Amendment to 2015 Incentive Stock Plan</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;34,144,629</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2,839,228</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19,099,228</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">36,295,309</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:36.3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:39.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 5 &ndash;&nbsp;Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;72,439,893</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,345,745</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18,592,756</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">0&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:36.3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:39.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Proposal 6 &ndash;&nbsp;Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;34,820,278</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2,179,168</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19,083,639</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:17.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;36,295,309&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">NOVATION COMPANIES, INC.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">DATE: October 9, 2018</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ David W. Pointer</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">David W. Pointer</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Chief Executive Officer</p>
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novc20181003_8k.htm
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
October 4, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NOVATION COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
000-22897
74-2830661
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
500 Grand Boulevard, Suite 201B, Kansas City, MO
64106
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(816) 237-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 4, 2018, Novation Companies, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") and submitted the following matters to a vote of its shareholders:
1.
the election of five directors to serve until the Company's 2019 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
2.
the approval of an amendment to the Company's Articles of Amendment and Restatement to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock to 780 million, to be filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors at any time during the 12 months following the date of the Annual Meeting;
3.
the approval of the continuation of the Company's Rights Agreement designed to protect the tax benefits of the Company's net operating loss carryforwards;
4.
the approval of an amendment to the Company's 2015 Incentive Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock authorized and reserved for issuance thereunder to 12 million;
5.
the ratification of the selection of Boulay PLLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and
6.
a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
As of August 31, 2018, the record date of the Annual Meeting, 99,340,653 shares of the Company's common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote.
Each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting was approved by the requisite vote of the Company's shareholders. Set forth below is the number of votes for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director, as applicable.
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Howard M. Amster
32,346,796
23,736,289
36,295,309
Howard Timothy Eriksen
33,586,800
22,496,285
36,295,309
Barry A. Igdaloff
32,136,731
23,946,354
36,295,309
Lee D. Keddie
33,084,347
22,998,738
36,295,309
David W. Pointer
33,299,757
22,783,328
36,295,309
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 2 – Authorized Shares Increase
79,963,800
12,375,546
39,048
0
Proposal 3 – Continuation of Rights Agreement
35,656,622
1,834,990
18,591,473
36,295,309
Proposal 4 – Amendment to 2015 Incentive Stock Plan
34,144,629
2,839,228
19,099,228
36,295,309
Proposal 5 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
72,439,893
1,345,745
18,592,756
0
Proposal 6 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
34,820,278
2,179,168
19,083,639
36,295,309
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.
NOVATION COMPANIES, INC.
DATE: October 9, 2018
/s/ David W. Pointer
David W. Pointer
Chief Executive Officer