Charles & Colvard delays 2025 meeting results amid legal challenges

Charles & Colvard (CTHR) reported a delay in reporting shareholder vote results.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Charles & Colvard (CTHR) reported a delay in reporting shareholder vote results. The company held its 2025 Annual Meeting on October 13, 2025, where shareholders considered one proposal to elect five nominees to the Board of Directors. Due to pending legal challenges related to the meeting, results cannot be presented at this time. The company plans to file an amended report once the outcome is known and votes can be tabulated.

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Vote results delayed pending legal challenges.

Charles & Colvard held its 2025 Annual Meeting on October 13, 2025 with a single agenda item: electing five directors. The company states it cannot present results due to pending legal challenges.

This pause introduces temporary uncertainty around board composition until votes are tabulated. The filing indicates an amended report will follow, which should finalize the outcome.

Actual impact depends on the resolution of the challenges and the subsequent tabulation disclosed in the amended report.

8-K Event Classification

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

1 item

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

Results of a shareholder vote on proposals at an annual or special meeting.

FAQ

What did CTHR announce in its 8-K?

The company held its 2025 Annual Meeting to elect five director nominees but cannot present results due to pending legal challenges.

When was Charles & Colvard's 2025 Annual Meeting held?

The meeting was held on October 13, 2025.

What was on the ballot at CTHR's 2025 meeting?

Shareholders considered one proposal to elect five nominees to the Board of Directors.

Why are the 2025 Annual Meeting results not available?

Results are delayed due to pending legal challenges related to the meeting.

Will Charles & Colvard report the voting results later?

Yes. The company plans to file an amended report once the outcome is known and votes can be tabulated.

Does this 8-K include financial results for CTHR?

No. The disclosure is limited to the status of the 2025 Annual Meeting vote results.

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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): October 13, 2025

Charles & Colvard, Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina	000-23329	56-1928817
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

170 Southport Drive
Morrisville, North Carolina	27560
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(919) 468-0399

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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: None.

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.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on October 13, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). The shareholders considered one proposal, to elect five nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, as described in more detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2025. Due to the pending legal challenges related to the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company is unable to present the results at this time. An amended Form 8-K will be filed once the outcome of the 2025 Annual Meeting is known and votes can be tabulated.

SIGNATURE

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.

	Charles & Colvard, Ltd.
October 16, 2025	By	/s/ Clint J. Pete
		Clint J. Pete
		Chief Financial Officer