UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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May 21, 2013 |
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Date of Report |
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(Date of earliest event reported) |
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Access National Corporation |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Virginia |
000-49929 |
82-0545425 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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(703) 871-2100 |
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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n/a |
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(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.
Access National Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ANCX) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2013, at which four (4) proposals were submitted to the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2013 (the “2013 Proxy Statement”). Below are the final results for each proposal.
Proposal 1
The Company’s shareholders elected three (3) Class
II directors to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The
votes regarding these director nominees were as follows:
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For |
Withhold |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Robert C. Shoemaker | 6,284,636 | 213,991 | 3,085,633 |
| Thomas M. Kody | 5,501,680 | 996,948 | 3,085,633 |
| J. Randolph Babbitt | 6,352,312 | 146,316 | 3,085,633 |
The following Class III and Class I directors, whose terms expire in 2014 and 2015, respectively, continued in office: Class III – John W. Edgemond and Martin S. Friedman; Class I – Michael W. Clarke and James L. Jadlos.
Proposal 2
The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory
proposal regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive
officers as disclosed in the 2013 Proxy Statement. The votes regarding
this proposal were as follows:
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 5,638,521 | 774,410 | 85,696 | 3,085,633 |
Proposal 3
The Company’s shareholders recommended in an
advisory vote a frequency of every year for future advisory votes on the
compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes
regarding this proposal were as follows:
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1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain |
| 3,697,054 |
74,428 |
2,543,616 | 183,709 |
Proposal 4
The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection
of BDO USA, LLP to serve as independent public accountants for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The votes regarding this proposal
were as follows:
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 9,568,747 | 9,902 | 5,611 | -0- |
No other matters were voted on at the meeting.
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.
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ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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| Date: | May 24, 2013 | By: |
/s/ Margaret M. Taylor |
| Name: |
Margaret M. Taylor |
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| Title: |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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