First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 22, 2018, First Business Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to: (1) elect three Class II directors to hold office until the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and (3) ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

Of the aggregate 8,764,845 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the record date, March 22, 2018, 7,388,446 or 84%, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted as follows:

(1)	Election of the below-named nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”):

The three nominees listed above were elected by a plurality to serve on the Board. Further, each nominee received in excess of 94% of the shares voted in favor of his election.

(2)	Approval in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

This matter was approved by shareholders with 92% of shares voted cast in favor of the proposal.

(3)	Ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2018.

This matter was approved by shareholders with 98% of shares voted cast in favor of the proposal.

About First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ)
First Business Financial Services, Inc. (FBFS) is a bank holding company. The Company engages in the commercial banking business through its bank subsidiaries, which include First Business Bank (FBB), First Business Bank-Milwaukee (FBB-Milwaukee) and Alterra Bank (Alterra) (FBB and FBB-Milwaukee and, together with FBB, the Banks). The operations of FBFS are conducted through the Banks and certain subsidiaries of FBB. The Banks operate as business banks focusing on delivering a line of commercial banking products, including commercial loans and commercial real estate loans, and services to meet the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses, business owners, executives, professionals and high net worth individuals. Its business lines include commercial lending, asset-based financing, equipment financing, small business administration (SBA) lending, treasury management services, and trust and investment services. Its investments include short-term investments and securities.