CVR Chicago Rivet and Machine Co

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) May 9, 2023

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (630) 357-8500

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5. 02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 9, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the “Company”) appointed Gregory D. Rizzo to the Board of Directors of the Company following its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2023, Mr. Rizzo was named Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective May 9, 2023.  Mr. Rizzo, age 57, joins the Company from MacLean-Fogg Company where he served as Vice President and General Manager.  Mr. Rizzo served as the General Manager of MacLean-Fogg’s Maynard high temperature engineered fastener business since 2016.  In addition, Mr. Rizzo led efforts at MacLean-Fogg to start a new division, MacLean Additive, that developed 3D printing production tooling for the automotive industry and other industries, and was a founding member of the MacLean-Fogg Innovation Board.  Prior to MacLean-Fogg, Mr. Rizzo held various positions at Ford Motor Company, Magna International and TRW Automotive.  Mr. Rizzo will not receive any additional compensation related to his appointment to the Board.

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

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 9, 2023.  At the meeting, (1) the six nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement dated March 30, 2023 were elected to serve for a term ending at the Annual Meeting in 2024 and (2) the selection of Crowe LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was ratified.

The voting results for each proposal are set forth below:

Election of Directors:

Ratification of Crowe LLP s the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023:

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.