UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
May 8, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New Jersey
 
000-51889
 
20-3700861
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Ident. No.)
         
766 Shrewsbury Avenue, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
 
07724
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(732) 389-8722
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 
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Item 5.07             Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 8, 2013, Community Partners Bancorp (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies.  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted on the following proposals described in the Proxy Statement dated April 1, 2013.

The proposals voted on and approved or disapproved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal No. 1.  The Company’s shareholders elected four individuals to serve on the Board of Directors as Class I directors, as set forth below:

Name
 
Votes
For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
James M. Bollerman
 
4,090,612
 
280,452
 
2,653,732
Robert B. Grossman, M.D.
 
3,803,308
 
567,756
 
2,653,732
John J. Perri, Jr., C.P.A.
 
4,090,612
 
280,452
 
2,653,732
Robin Zager
 
4,090,612
 
280,452
 
2,653,732
 
 
Proposal No. 2.  The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation changing the name of the Company to Two River Bancorp, as set forth below:
 
 
Votes
For
 
Votes
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
6,857,762
 
110,121
 
56,913
 
0


Proposal No. 3.  The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation, as set forth below:


Votes
For
 
Votes
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
3,853,176
 
414,979
 
102,909
 
2,653,732

 
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Proposal No. 4.  With respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation, the votes were as follows:
 
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Vote
3,478,435
  
198,011
  
481,158
  
213,460
  
2,653,732


Proposal No. 5.  The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of ParenteBeard LLC, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013, as set forth below:

Votes
For
 
Votes
Against
 
Abstentions
6,699,329
 
118,851
 
206,616
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP
     
Dated:  May 9, 2013
   
     
 
By:
 /s/ A. Richard Abrahamian
 
     
A Richard Abrahamian
     
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
         
 
 
 
 
 
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