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):

August 8, 2025

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

New York		1-16525		11-2621692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

355 South Technology Drive Central Islip, New York		11722
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (631) 981-7081

 

 

(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		CVV		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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of CVD Equipment Corporation (the “Company”) was held on August 8, 2025. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2025.

 

Proposal 1: The election of the six nominees listed below to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee		Number of Votes Cast in Favor				Number of Votes Withheld				Number of Broker Non-Votes
Lawrence J. Waldman			2,527,172				230,959				2,206,675
Emmanuel Lakios			2,545,199				212,932				2,206,675
Andrew Africk			2,545,262				212,869				2,206,675
Robert M. Brill			2,526,772				231,359				2,206,675
Ashraf Lotfi			2,543,736				214,395				2,206,675
Debra Wasser			2,549,366				208,765				2,206,675

 

Proposal 2: The ratification of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025..

 

Number of Votes Cast in Favor				Number of Votes Cast Against				Number of Votes Abstain
	4,919,573				36,254				8,979

 

Proposal 3: The approval of a non-binding advisory resolution supporting the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Number of Votes Cast in Favor				Number of Votes Cast Against				Number of Votes Abstain				Number of Broker Non-Votes
	2,717,857				22,289				17,985				2,206,675

 

 

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.

 

Date: August 12, 2025

 

	CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Richard Catalano
	Name:	Richard Catalano
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer