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<P id=PARA4 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>April 27, 2017</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA29 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>5556 Highway 9</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA55 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1. Stockholders elected six nominees to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2. Stockholders ratified the selection of Eide Bailly LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2017; and</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA70 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Nominee:</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA76 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marc H. McConnell </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,279,897</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA78 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">67,639</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA79 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">J. Ward McConnell, Jr.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA80 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,273,326</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">74,210</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA82 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Thomas E. Buffamante</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA83 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,304,914</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">42,622</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.8%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA85 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">David R. Castle</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA86 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,303,239</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">40,790</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.8%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA88 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Joseph R. Dancy</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA89 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,306,746</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA90 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">40,790</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.8%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA91 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">David A. White</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA92 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,303,521</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA93 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">44,015</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19.8%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA96 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2. Ratification of Selection of Eide Bailly LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2017:</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For:</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Against:</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA101 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA102 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstain:</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-Votes:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA104 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,876,528</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA105 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,043</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">16,063</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA107 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">0</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA110 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3. Approval, on a non-binding and advisory basis, of named executive officer compensation:</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA111 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA112 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For:</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA114 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Against:</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA115 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA116 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstain:</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA117 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-Votes:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,219,757</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">118,084</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA120 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">9,695</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,557,098</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA124 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURE</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA125 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA126 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA128 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dated: April 28, 2017</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA161 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><B>ART&#8217;S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.</B></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA167 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">/s/ Carrie L. Gunnerson</P></TD>
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artw20170428_8k.htm
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):
April 27, 2017
ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-05131
42-0920725
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
5556 Highway 9
Armstrong, Iowa 50514
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(712) 864-3131
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2017. At the meeting:
1. Stockholders elected six nominees to the Company's Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified;
2. Stockholders ratified the selection of Eide Bailly LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2017; and
3. Stockholders approved, on a non-binding and advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers.
The voting results for each such matter were as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
Nominee:
For:
Withheld:
Broker Non-Votes:
Marc H. McConnell
2,279,897
67,639
J. Ward McConnell, Jr.
2,273,326
74,210
Thomas E. Buffamante
2,304,914
42,622
David R. Castle
2,303,239
40,790
Joseph R. Dancy
2,306,746
40,790
David A. White
2,303,521
44,015
2. Ratification of Selection of Eide Bailly LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2017:
For:
Against:
Abstain:
Broker Non-Votes:
3,876,528
12,043
16,063
0
3. Approval, on a non-binding and advisory basis, of named executive officer compensation:
For:
Against:
Abstain:
Broker Non-Votes:
2,219,757
118,084
9,695
1,557,098
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: April 28, 2017
ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
/s/ Carrie L. Gunnerson
Carrie L. Gunnerson
President and Chief Executive Officer