Bear State Financial,Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Bear State Financial,
Inc. (the Company) was held on May 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.,
Central Time, at the Companys office located at 135 Section Line
Road, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913. Matters voted on by
shareholders included: (i) the election of twelve director
nominees to the Companys Board of Directors and (ii) ratification
of the Audit Committees appointment of BKD, LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2017. The final voting results of the shareholders
votes are reported below.
(i) The following twelve directors were elected by the indicated
votes:
|
Directors |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||
|
W. Dabbs Cavin |
23,475,492 | 1,259,876 | 1,424 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
William Changose |
24,580,562 | 146,011 | 10,219 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
K. Aaron Clark |
22,291,270 | 2,435,081 | 10,441 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
Frank Conner |
24,657,276 | 69,031 | 10,485 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
Scott T. Ford |
22,257,865 | 2,477,725 | 1,202 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
G. Brock Gearhart |
24,614,148 | 101,481 | 21,163 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
John J. Ghirardelli |
24,660,285 | 66,066 | 10,441 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
O. Fitzgerald Hill |
24,648,687 | 66,117 | 21,988 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
Daniel C. Horton |
23,911,959 | 781,397 | 43,436 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
J. Matthew Machen |
23,333,265 | 1,402,103 | 1,424 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
Richard N. Massey |
23,138,304 | 1,596,592 | 1,896 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
|
Ian R. Vaughan |
24,584,076 | 109,280 | 43,436 | 11,618,339 | ||||||||||||
(ii) The appointment of BKD, LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December
31, 2017 was ratified by the indicated votes:
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
|
35,894,825 |
453,351 |
6,955 |
About Bear State Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF)
Bear State Financial, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company’s subsidiary Bear State Bank, N.A. (the Bank) is a community-oriented financial institution, which offers a range of retail and business deposit accounts, including noninterest bearing and interest bearing checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. The Loan products offered by the Bank include residential real estate loans, consumer loans, construction loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, and commercial business loans. The Bank’s other financial services include automated teller machines; around the clock telephone banking; online banking, including account access, bill payment and e-statements; mobile banking, including remote deposit capture and funds transfer; Bounce Protection overdraft services; debit cards, and safe deposit boxes. Bear State Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF) Recent Trading Information
Bear State Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSF) closed its last trading session up +0.23 at 8.99 with 26,499 shares trading hands.