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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
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 16, 2017
 
Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
 
Oregon
0-21522
93-0981021
 
 
 
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
8800 Enchanted Way SE
Turner, OR 97392
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(503) 588-9463
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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
 
The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the “Company”) was held July 16, 2017 in Turner, Oregon. A total of 4,382,549 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 85.75% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
 
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors:
 
All of the nominees for director were elected to serve until the Company’s Annual Meeting in the indicated years with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:
 
 
 
Year
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Witheld
 
 
Term
 
 
% of
 
 
% of
Nominees for Director
 
Ends
 
Number
Votes Cast
 
Number
Votes Cast
James W. Bernau
 
2020
 
1,543,962
94.30%
 
93,315
5.70%
Christoper L. Sarles
 
2020
 
1,547,665
94.53%
 
89,612
5.47%
Sean M. Cary
 
2020
 
1,542,094
94.19%
 
95,183
5.81%
 
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors:
 
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as independent auditors for the 2017 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the following table:
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Cast Against
 
Abstain  
 
 
 
% of
 
 
% of
 
 
% of
 
Broker
Number
Votes Cast
 
Number
Votes Cast
 
Number
Votes Cast
 
Non-Votes
4,300,566
98.13%
 
54,438
1.24%
 
27,545
0.63%
 
NA
 
Proposal 3–Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of Company’s Executive Compensation:
 
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement, by the votes set forth in the following table:
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Cast Against
 
Abstain  
 
 
 
% of
 
 
% of
 
 
% of
 
Broker
Number
Votes Cast
 
Number
Votes Cast
 
Number
Votes Cast
 
Non-Votes
1,506,353
92.00%
 
71,603
4.37%
 
59,319
3.63%
 
2,745,274
 
 
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.
 
 
WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS, INC.
 
 
 
 Date: July 16, 2017
By:
/s/  JAMES W. BERNAU
 
 
 
 
 
 
James W. Bernau
 
 
President
 
 
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