Shareholder Vote

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): June 28, 2021       SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in this Charter)         Utah   000-09341   87-0345941 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   IRS Employer Identification No.)     121 West Election Road , Suite 100 , Draper , Utah   84020 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)     Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:   ( 801 ) 264-1060     Does Not Apply (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 ( see General Instruction A.2 below):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)    ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))    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    ☐ - 1 - 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.     [   ] - 2 - Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Security National Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 25, 2021, in Draper, Utah. As of April 30, 2021, the record date, there were issued and outstanding 16,667,398 votable shares of Class A common stock and 2,574,800 votable shares of Class C common stock for a total of 19,242,198 votable shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding. A majority of the outstanding shares of Class A and Class C common stock (or 9,660,497 shares) constituted a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. A total of 15,482,960 votes were cast, which was a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A and Class C common stock, and thus a quorum for purposes of the Annual Meeting.    At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) approved the election of Scott M. Quist, John L Cook, Jason G. Overbaugh, Gilbert A. Fuller, Robert G. Hunter, M.D., Ludmya B. Love, Shital A. Mehta, H. Craig Moody, S. Andrew Quist, and Adam G. Quist as directors of the Company; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.    The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are set forth below. It should be noted that at the Company’s Annual Meeting held on July 2, 2014, the stockholders approved a resolution providing for a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s Class C common stock and for weighted voting of the Class C common stock. As a result, each share of Class C common stock has weighted voting of ten votes per share and may be converted into one share of Class A common stock. The voting results at the Annual Meeting set forth below reflect the weighted voting for the Class C common shares.    1. To elect three directors to be voted upon by Class A common stockholders voting separately as a class to serve until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.    Name Class Votes For Votes Withheld         Scott M. Quist Class A 10,608,995   301,663 John L Cook Class A 10,324,769   585,889 Jason G. Overbaugh Class A 10,447,098   463,560   2. To elect the remaining seven directors to be voted upon by Class A and Class C common stockholders together to serve until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.    Name Class Votes For Votes Withheld         Gilbert A. Fuller Class A 10,324,507   586,151   Class C 25,465,340     -         Total 35,789,847   586,151         Robert G. Hunter, M.D. Class A 10,292,068   618,590   Class C 25,465,340     -         Total 35,757,408   618,590         Ludmya B. Love Class A 10,708,336   202,322   Class C 25,465,340     -         Total 36,173,676   202,322 - 3 -         Shital A. Mehta Class A 10,703,331   207,237   Class C 25,465,340     -         Total 36,168,671   207,237         H. Craig Moody Class A 10,126,356   784,302   Class C 25,465,340     -        Total 35,591,696   784,302     Name   Class   Votes For   Votes Withheld         S. Andrew Quist Class A Class C   Total 10,443,941 25,465,340 35,909,281 466,717     -     466,717   Adam G. Quist Class A Class C   Total 10,446,065 25,465,340 35,911,405 464,593     -     464,593   3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.    Class Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining         Class A 10,542,374 268,230 100,054 Class C 25,465,340     -   _       -        Total 36,007,714 268,230 100,054   4. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2021.    Class Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining         Class A 12,794,004  14,528 127,894 Class C 25,465,340     -         -       Total 38,259,344  14,528 127,894     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.        SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION                                      (Registrant)             Date: June 28, 2021         Scott M. Quist, Chairman, President      and Chief Executive Officer - 4 -