Astoria Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:AF) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting) of Astoria
Financial Corporation (the Company) was held on December 21,
2016. As of the record date, there were a total of 101,328,834
shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the
Meeting. At the Meeting, 90,621,444 shares of common stock were
represented in person or by proxy, therefore a quorum was
present. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of
Directors to a vote of common stock holders, and the final
results of the voting on each proposal is noted below.
Proposal 1 Election of Directors
The following directors, John R. Chrin, John J. Corrado and Brian
M. Leeney were nominated to serve for three-year terms expiring
at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2019 and
director Robert Giambrone was nominated to serve for a one-year
term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in
2017, or when their successors are otherwise duly elected and
qualified. The four directors, having received the requisite vote
of a plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy
and entitled to vote, as indicated below, were elected to serve
as directors of the Company.
| Directors |
Votes For |
Withheld |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| John R. Chrin | 44,512,199 | 32,004,425 | 14,104,820 | |
| John J. Corrado | 46,330,523 | 30,186,101 | 14,104,820 | |
| Robert Giambrone | 74,311,243 | 2,205,381 | 14,104,820 | |
| Brian M. Leeney | 44,372,091 | 32,144,533 | 14,104,820 |
Proposal 2 To approve, on a non-binding basis, the compensation
of the Companys named executive officers.
The non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Companys
named executive officers received the approval of a majority of
the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to
vote, as indicated below.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 40,952,484 | 35,124,151 | 439,989 | 14,104,820 |
Proposal 3 The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm.
The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the
independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was approved by the
requisite vote of a majority of the shares represented in person
or by proxy and entitled to vote, as indicated below.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 87,684,889 | 2,885,212 | 81,343 |
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