PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:PFBI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ME Staff 8-k

8 years ago

PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:PFBI) 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 June 21, 2017, Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (“Premier”)
held its annual meeting of shareholders. The results of voting on
the resolutions set forth in the annual meeting proxy statement
follow:

(a)	Annual meeting of the shareholders was held June 21, 2017.

(b)	All director nominees were elected.

(c)	Certain matters voted upon at the meeting and the votes cast with respect to such matters are as follows:

(i) The following were elected as directors of Premier for a term
of one year.

Director	Votes Received	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-votes
1. Toney K. Adkins	6,840,719	176,036	2,167,147
2. Philip Cline	6,841,330	175,425	2,167,147
3. Harry Hatfield	6,846,845	169,910	2,167,147
4. Lloyd G. Jackson, II	6,847,491	169,264	2,167,147
5. Keith F. Molihan	6,599,824	416,931	2,167,147
6. Marshall T. Reynolds	6,372,509	644,246	2,167,147
7. Neal Scaggs	6,539,985	476,770	2,167,147
8. Robert W. Walker	6,848,608	168,147	2,167,147
9. Thomas W. Wright	6,844,223	172,532	2,167,147

(ii) Ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as independent auditors of
Premier for 2017. Votes for 9,087,491; votes against 84,166;
votes abstained 12,245.

(iii) Approve proposal on executive compensation in an advisory
vote. Votes for 6,539,624; votes against 203,432; votes abstained
273,699; broker non-votes 2,167,147.

PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC,

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

About PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:PFBI)
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (Premier) is a multi-bank holding company. The Company’s banking subsidiaries (the Banks or Affiliate Banks) consist of Citizens Deposit Bank and Trust, Inc., Vanceburg, Kentucky and Premier Bank, Inc., Huntington, West Virginia. Through the Banks, the Company focuses on providing community banking services to individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses. The Banks provide a range of retail and commercial banking services, including commercial, real estate, agricultural and consumer lending; depository and funds transfer services; collections; safe deposit boxes; cash management services; and other services tailored for both individuals and businesses. The Company operates over nine banking offices in Kentucky, approximately five banking offices in Ohio, over 30 banking offices in West Virginia, approximately four banking offices in Washington, DC, over one banking offices in Maryland and approximately four banking offices in Virginia.