UNITED-STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2016
UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-10526 | 11-1719724 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 230 Marcus Boulevard, Hauppauge, New York | 11788 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 273-0900
| Not Applicable | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 18, 2016. The voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the Board’s nominees as Directors of the Company by the following vote:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Robert S. Rubinger | 2,351,267 | 352,532 | 1,564,868 |
| Kenneth H. Globus | 2,370,102 | 333,697 | 1,564,868 |
| Lawrence F. Maietta | 2,350,803 | 352,996 | 1,564,868 |
| Arthur Dresner | 2,670,577 | 33,222 | 1,564,868 |
| Andrew A. Boccone | 2,668,511 | 35,288 | 1,564,868 |
| S. Ari Papoulias | 2,667,782 | 36,017 | 1,564,868 |
Ratification of the Appointment of Raich Ende Malter & Co. LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accountants of the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2016: The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal by the following vote:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-votes |
| 4,241,551 | 18,242 | 8,874 | N/A |
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s name executive officers:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-votes |
| 2,649,747 | 44,047 | 10,005 | 1,564,868 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth H. Globus | |
| Name: | Kenneth H. Globus | |
| Title: | President | |
June 6, 2016