UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8 – K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 15, 2013

(Date of Report: Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Middlefield Banc Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Ohio

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-32561

(Commission File Number)

34-1585111

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

15985 East High Street

Middlefield, Ohio 44062

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(440) 632-1666

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(not applicable)

(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

Middlefield Banc Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on May 15, 2013 in Aurora, Ohio. Five proposals were voted upon at the Meeting, which were (1) the election of four (4) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a three-year term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting; (2) the election of one person to serve as director of the Company for a two-year term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting; (3) approving a non-binding advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in its proxy statement; (4) conducting a non-binding advisory vote recommending the frequency of conducting an advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation; and (5) the ratification of the selection of S. R. Snodgrass, A.C. as the independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement mailed to shareholders on or about April 8, 2013.

The results of the proposals appear below:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors for a three-year term:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Thomas G. Caldwell

     1,121,403         29,439         349,288   

Darryl E. Mast

     1,109,609         41,234         349,288   

William J. Skidmore

     1,108,257         42,586         349,288   

Carolyn J. Turk

     1,120,709         30,133         349,288   

Proposal 2. Election of Director for a two-year term:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Joseph J. Thomas

     1,102,275         50,760         347,096   

Proposal 3. Non-binding advisory vote approving the compensation of the Company’s executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement:

 

For

   Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

1,002,115

     108,594         40,124         349,288   

Proposal 4. Non-binding advisory vote recommending the frequency of conducting a vote on the Company’s executive compensation:

 

1 Year

   2 Years      3 Years      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

470,732

     127,012         378,540         174,558         349,288   


At its organizational meeting after the annual meeting, the board of directors considered the results of the non-binding advisory vote concerning the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation. The board of directors decided at the organizational meeting that, until the next annual meeting at which the proposal concerning the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation is again required to be submitted to stockholders for a non-binding advisory vote, the proposal for a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of executive officers will be submitted to stockholders every year.

Proposal 5. Ratification of the selection of S. R. Snodgrass, A. C. as independent registered public accountants.

 

For

   Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

1,445,012

     39,991         12,936         2,192   


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.

 

      MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.
Date: May 17, 2013      

/s/ James R. Heslop, II ,

      Executive Vice President and COO