CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:CNOB) 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.
On May 23, 2017, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) held its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting), for which
the Board of Directors solicited proxies to the Companys
definitive proxy materials filed with the SEC on April 27, 2017.
The proposals voted on by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting,
and the final voting results with respect to such proposals, were
as follows:
Proposal 1: The election of eleven persons to
serve as directors for the term set forth in the proxy statement:
| FOR | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Frank Sorrentino III | 23,882,929 | 379,777 | 4,833,950 |
| Frank W. Baier | 23,883,996 | 378,710 | 4,833,950 |
| Alexander A. Bol | 24,001,092 | 261,614 | 4,833,950 |
| Stephen Boswell | 23,605,029 | 657,677 | 4,833,950 |
| Frederick Fish | 23,969,650 | 293,056 | 4,833,950 |
| Frank Huttle III | 23,100,430 | 1,162,276 | 4,833,950 |
| Michael Kempner | 22,554,406 | 1,708,300 | 4,833,950 |
| Nicholas Minoia | 23,631,995 | 630,711 | 4,833,950 |
| Joseph Parisi Jr. | 22,409,944 | 1,852,762 | 4,833,950 |
| Harold Schechter | 22,352,547 | 1,910,159 | 4,833,950 |
| William A. Thompson | 23,560,892 | 701,814 | 4,833,950 |
Proposal 2: Approval of the 2017 Equity
Compensation Plan:
| FOR | WITHHELD | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 23,427,380 | 717,194 | 118,132 | 4,833,950 |
Proposal 3: The ratification of the appointment
of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm for 2017:
| FOR | WITHHELD | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 28,809,037 | 255,818 | 31,801 |
to the foregoing votes, each of the foregoing directors were
elected for the term set forth in the proxy statement, the 2017
Equity Compensation Plan was approved, and the appointment of
Crowe Horwath LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2017 was ratified.
About CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:CNOB)
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company of ConnectOne Bank (the Bank), a New Jersey-chartered commercial bank. The Company operates in community bank segment. The Bank offers a range of deposit and loan products, and services to the general public, small and middle-sized businesses, local professionals, and individuals residing, working and conducting business in its trade area. The Bank, through its subsidiary, Center Financial Group LLC, provides financial services, including brokerage services, insurance and annuities, mutual funds and financial planning. The Bank’s products and services include personal and business checking accounts, retirement accounts, money market accounts, time and savings accounts, credit cards, wire transfers, access to automated teller services, Internet banking, Treasury Direct, ACH origination, lockbox services and mobile banking by phone. It offers safe deposit boxes. CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:CNOB) Recent Trading Information
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