Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. Form 8-K

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 13, 2024

Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

Oregon

001-37610

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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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,	WVVI	NASDAQ Capital Market
Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock	WVVIP	NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company o

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. o

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the “Company”) was held virtually on July 13, 2024 from Turner, Oregon. A total of 2,600,869 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 52.4% 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
Craig Smith	2027	1,415,364	88.37%	186,287	11.63%
Stan Turel	2027	1,381,618	86.26%	220,033	13.74%
Sarah Rose	2027	1,359,170	84.86%	242,481	15.14%

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors:

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as independent auditors for the 2024 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
2,546,096	97.89%	16,887	0.65%	37,886	1.46%	0

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, 2024	By:	/s/ JAMES W. BERNAU

		James W. Bernau
		President

Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders