Current Report Filing (8-k)
16 May 2014 - 5:30AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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) |
May
12, 2014 |
Tompkins Financial
Corporation
(Exact
Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
New
York |
1-12709 |
16-1482357 |
(State
or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
File Number) |
Identification No.) |
The
Commons, PO Box 460, Ithaca, New York |
14851 |
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code |
(607) 273-3210 |
(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):
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to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14a-12)
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pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders
On Monday, May 12, 2014 at 5:30 p.m., at the Country Club of Ithaca,
189 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, New York, Tompkins Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). On March 14, 2014, the record date for the meeting, 14,825,564 shares of the
Company's common stock were issued and outstanding, of which 12,205,480 were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy,
and this amount represented a quorum.
Shareholders voted on the following matters:
(1) |
Shareholders elected sixteen (16) director nominees for terms expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting; |
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(2) |
Shareholders ratified the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014; and, |
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(3) |
Shareholders cast an advisory vote on the 2013 executive compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers. |
Set forth below are the number of votes cast for or against each
such matter as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each such matter:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
The individuals named below were elected at
the Annual Meeting as members of the Board of Directors, to serve for a term of one year expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting.
Director | |
| Number of Shares Voted For | | |
| Shares Withheld/Abstaining | | |
| Broker Non-Votes | |
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John E. Alexander | |
| 9,746,578 | | |
| 120,140 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Paul J. Battaglia | |
| 9,771,357 | | |
| 95,360 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Daniel J. Fessenden | |
| 9,779,469 | | |
| 87,249 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
James W. Fulmer | |
| 9,536,609 | | |
| 330,109 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
James R. Hardie | |
| 9,544,481 | | |
| 322,236 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Carl E. Haynes | |
| 9,775,226 | | |
| 91,492 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Susan A. Henry | |
| 9,772,712 | | |
| 94,006 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Patricia A. Johnson | |
| 9,781,796 | | |
| 84,921 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Frank C. Milewski | |
| 9,779,224 | | |
| 87,493 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Sandra A. Parker | |
| 6,895,255 | | |
| 2,971,463 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Thomas R. Rochon | |
| 9,782,043 | | |
| 84,675 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Stephen S. Romaine | |
| 9,759,052 | | |
| 107,666 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Michael H. Spain | |
| 9,493,516 | | |
| 373,202 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
William D. Spain, Jr. | |
| 9,182,029 | | |
| 684,688 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Alfred J. Weber | |
| 9,752,908 | | |
| 113,809 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Craig Yunker | |
| 9,744,379 | | |
| 122,339 | | |
| 2,338,763 | |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the Selection
of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditors of the Company for 2014
The Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified by the following
vote:
Number of
Shares Voted For |
Number of
Shares Against |
Number of
Shares
Abstaining |
Broker
Non-Votes |
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12,096,909 |
56,338 |
52,233 |
0 |
Proposal No. 3 – Advisory vote on the 2013 executive
compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers (NEOs).
The shareholders adopted a resolution approving, on an advisory
basis, the 2013 executive compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers, by the following vote:
Number of
Shares Voted For |
Number of
Shares Against |
Number of
Shares Abstaining |
Broker
Non-Votes |
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9,280,993 |
441,831 |
143,893 |
2,338,763 |
Section
8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, it
was announced that Thomas R. Rochon has been appointed Chairman of the Board.
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.
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TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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Date: May 15, 2014 |
By: |
/s/ Stephen S. Romaine |
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Stephen S. Romaine |
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President and CEO |
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