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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 22, 2013

 


 

CAPITAL BANK FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-35655

 

27-1454759

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1601

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 (305) 670-0200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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

 

(a) and (b)

 

Capital Bank Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 2013. The shareholders considered five proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 10, 2013.

 

 

Proposal 1: Election of eleven nominees as directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:

 

 

 

Name

Votes For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

Charles F. Atkins

23,884,737

22,731

5,101,257

 

 

Martha M. Bachman

23,884,964

22,504

5,101,257

 

 

Richard M. DeMartini

22,185,787

1,721,681

5,101,257

 

 

Peter N. Foss

22,256,184

1,651,284

5,101,257

 

 

William A. Hodges

22,256,445

1,651,023

5,101,257

 

 

Oscar A. Keller III

23,810,738

96,730

5,101,257

 

 

Jeffrey E. Kirt

23,815,543

91,925

5,101,257

 

 

Samuel E. Lynch

23,763,460

144,008

5,101,257

 

 

Marc D. Oken

22,256,885

1,650,583

5,101,257

 

 

R. Eugene Taylor

23,779,693

127,775

5,101,257

 

 

William G. Ward, Sr.

23,761,248

146,220

5,101,257

 

 

All director nominees were duly elected.

 

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The votes were cast as follows:

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

28,893,254

111,783

3,688

0

 

 

Proposal 2 was approved.

 

 

Proposal 3: Approval of the Capital Bank Financial Corp. 2013 Omnibus Compensation Plan. The votes were cast as follows:

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

23,296,684

591,124

19,660

5,101,257

 

 

Proposal 3 was approved.

 

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Proposal 4: Adoption of a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K in the Company’s proxy statement. The votes were cast as follows:

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

17,948,775

5,935,529

23,164

5,101,257

 

 

Proposal 4 was approved.

 

 

Proposal 5: Selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes were cast as follows:

 

 

 

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

22,333,486

713,376

835,677

24,929

0

 

 

Shareholders approved having an advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL BANK FINANCIAL CORP.

 

 

Date: May 28, 2013

By:

/s/ Vincent M. Lichtenberger

 

 

 

Vincent M. Lichtenberger

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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