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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): May 22, 2025
 
 
Crawford United Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Ohio
000-00147
34-0288470
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
10514 Dupont Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
44108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(216) 243-2614
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
 
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
2025 Annual Meeting
 
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Crawford United Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 22, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), the size of the Board of Directors was fixed at eight directors and the following seven individuals were elected to the Board of Directors to serve a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2026, with respective votes as follows:
 
Nominees
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
       
Edward F. Crawford
3,971,676
14,741
413,406
Matthew V. Crawford
3,971,524
14,893
413,406
Luis E. Jimenez
3,960,008
26,409
413,406
Brian E. Powers
3,971,651
14,766
413,406
Steven H. Rosen
3,971,558
14,859
413,406
Kirin M. Smith
3,973,278
13,139
413,406
James W. Wert
3,971,651
14,766
413,406
 
The Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals at the 2025 Annual Meeting and cast votes as described below.
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
       
Ratification of Meaden & Moore, Ltd. as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The proposal was approved. There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
4,393,262
753
5,808
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The proposal was approved. There were 413,406 broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
3,944,758
35,416
6,243
 
 
 
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
         
To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The vote resulted in approval of holding the advisory vote every 3 years. There were 413,406 broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
67,888
1,200
3,881,624
35,705
 
Following the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company determined that the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers would be held once every 3 years, until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
   
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
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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.
 
 
CRAWFORD UNITED CORPORATION
   
Date: May 28, 2025
/s/ Jeffrey J. Salay
 
Name: Jeffrey J. Salay
 
Its: Chief Financial Officer
 
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