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): June 26, 2024
CSP Inc.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-10843 | 04-2441294 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
175 Cabot Street - Suite 210, Lowell, MA | 01854 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(978) 954-5038
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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. ☐
Securities 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, par value $0.01 per share | CSPI | Nasdaq Global Market |
Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
At note below at a Special Meeting of the Stockholders of CSP, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Organization, as amended (the "Articles of Organization"), to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 9,753,900 to 20,000,000 (the "Amendment").
On June 26, 2024, the Company filed an Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to effect the Amendment, which became effective immediately upon such filing. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(b) At the Company’s Special Meeting of Stockholders on June 26, 2024, of the 9,753,900 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 7,445,555 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. The results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Special Meeting, as certified by the Inspector of Elections for the Meeting, are as follows:
Proposal No. 1: To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Organization to effect an increase in total number of shares of common stock of the Company from 9,753,900 to 20,000,000 shares (the “Amendment”), which proposal was approved by the requisite vote, with the votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain |
6,219,918 | 1,217,273 | 8,364 |
Proposal No. 2: To approve any adjournment of the Special Meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional votes in favor of Proposal One if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to adopt Proposal One or to establish a quorum, which proposal was approved by the requisite vote, with the votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain |
6,332,662 | 1,101,487 | 11,406 |
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)Exhibits
3.1 | Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization of CSP Inc. |
104 | The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL |
Exhibit 3.1
MA SOCFiling Number: 202479424440Date: 6/26/2024 1:14:50 PM
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |||
William Francis Galvin | |||
Secretary of the Commonwealth | |||
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512 | |||
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FORM MUST BE TYPED | Articles of Amendment | FORM MUST BE TYPED | |
(General Laws Chapter 156D, Section 10.06; 950 CMR 113.34) |
(1) | Exact name of corporation: CSP INC. |
(2) | Registered office address: 215 BUNKER HILL STREET, CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129 |
(number, street, city or town, state, zip code)
(3) | These articles of amendment affect article(s): III |
(specify the number(s) of article(s) being amended (I-VI))
(4) | Date adopted: JUNE 26, 2024 |
(month, day, year)
(5) | Approved by: |
(check appropriate box)
☐ | the incorporators. |
☐ | the board of directors without shareholder approval and shareholder approval was not required. |
☑ | the board of directors and the shareholders in the manner required by law and the articles of organization. |
(6)State the article number and the text of the amendment. Unless contained in the text of the amendment, state the provisions for implementing the exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares.
ARTICLE III IS BEING AMENDED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO 20,000,000, PAR VALUE $0.01.
P.C.
To change the number of shares and the par value, * if any, of any type, or to designate a class or series, of stock, or change a designation of class or series of stock, which the corporation is authorized to issue, complete the following:
Total authorized prior to amendment:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE | | WITH PAR VALUE | | |
TYPE | NUMBER OF SHARES | TYPE | NUMBER OF SHARES | PAR VALUE |
| | COMMON | 9,753,900 | $0.01 |
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Total authorized after amendment:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE | | WITH PAR VALUE | | |
TYPE | NUMBER OF SHARES | TYPE | NUMBER OF SHARES | PAR VALUE |
| | COMMON | 20,000,000 | $0.01 |
| | | | |
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(7) | The amendment shall be effective at the time and on the date approved by the Division, unless a later effective date not more than 90 days from the date and time of filing is specified: |
*G.L. Chapter 156D eliminates the concept of par value, however a corporation may specify par value in Article III. See G.L. Chapter 156D, Section 6.21, and the comments relative thereto.
Signed by: /s/ VICTOR DELLOVO ,
(signature of authorized individual)
☐ | Chairman of the board of directors, |
☑ | President, |
☐ | Other officer, |
☐ | Court-appointed fiduciary, |
on this 26TH day of JUNE , 2024 .
MA SOCFiling Number: 202479424440Date: 6/26/2024 1:14:50 PM
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
I hereby certify that, upon examination of this document, duly submitted to me, it
appears that the provisions of the General Laws relative to corporations have been
complied with, and I hereby approve said articles; and the filing fee having been paid,
said articles are deemed to have been filed with me on:
June 26, 2024 01:14 PM
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth