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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-028859"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JVA"
cik: "0001007019"
company_name: "COFFEE HOLDING CO INC"
filed_at: "2025-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:13:06.918026+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coffee Holding Co. say-on-pay fails at annual meeting; directors elected

## Summary
- Advisory executive compensation proposal not approved: 1.02M for, 1.64M against.
- Directors Gerard DeCapua and George F. Thomas elected with over 2.06M votes each.
- Ratification of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as auditor passed: 3.06M for, 11K against.
- Future say-on-pay frequency set to 1 year, approved with 938K votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-028859
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JVA
- cik: 0001007019
- company_name: COFFEE HOLDING CO INC
- filed_at: 2025-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1007019/000149315225028859/0001493152-25-028859-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1007019/000149315225028859/form8-k.htm

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