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 30, 2013
BBCN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-50245
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95-4170121
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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3731 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 639-1700
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.
The annual meeting of stockholders of BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 30, 2013. Proxies were solicited by the Company’s management pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:
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(1)
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election of directors;
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(2)
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ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013;
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(3)
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approval, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s “named executive officers” as described in the proxy statement for the meeting;
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(4)
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approval, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, of an annual frequency for the stockholder nonbinding vote to approve executive compensation; and
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(5)
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adjournment of the meeting if necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Company’s board of directors to solicit additional proxies or votes in favor of the above proposals to be presented at the meeting.
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A total of 71,734,328 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented and voted at the meeting, constituting 91.02% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting.
The final results of the stockholder votes were as follows:
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1.
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Election of directors of the Company:
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Authority Given
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Authority Withheld
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Steven D. Broidy
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62,508,712 | 2,174,775 | ||||||
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Louis M. Cosso
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64,062,488 | 620,999 | ||||||
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Jin Chul Jhung
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64,042,744 | 640,743 | ||||||
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Kevin S. Kim
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63,638,596 | 1,044,891 | ||||||
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Peter Y.S. Kim
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64,015,997 | 667,490 | ||||||
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Sang Hoon Kim
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62,441,697 | 2,241,790 | ||||||
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Chung Hyun Lee
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62,475,620 | 2,207,867 | ||||||
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Jesun Paik
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63,624,429 | 1,059,058 | ||||||
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Scott Yoon-Suk Whang
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62,511,714 | 2,171,773 | ||||||
There were approximately 7,050,841 broker non-votes received with respect to this item.
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2.
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Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.
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Total Shares
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For:
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71,526,314 | |||
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Against:
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174,136 | |||
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Abstain:
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33,878 | |||
The number of shares voting “for” constituted 99.71% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the meeting.
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3.
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Approval, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s
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“named executive officers” as described in the proxy statement dated April 29, 2013.
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Total Shares
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For:
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61,431,758 | |||
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Against:
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2,209,917 | |||
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Abstain:
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1,038,812 | |||
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Broker non-vote:
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7,050,841 | |||
The number of shares voting “for” constituted 94.97% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the meeting.
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4.
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Approval, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, of an annual frequency for the stockholder nonbinding vote to approve executive compensation.
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Total Shares
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1 Year:
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55,537,775 | |||
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2 Years:
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176,409 | |||
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3 Years:
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7,782,506 | |||
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Abstain:
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1,186,797 | |||
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Broker non-vote:
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7,050,841 | |||
The number of shares voting “for” an annual frequency constituted 85.87% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the meeting.
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5.
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Adjournment of the meeting if necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Company’s board of directors to solicit additional proxies or votes in favor of the above proposals that are to be presented at the meeting.
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Total Shares
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For:
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64,278,694 | |||
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Against:
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7,308,495 | |||
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Abstain:
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147,139 | |||
The number of shares voting “for” constituted 89.60% of the total number of shares represented and voting 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.
BBCN BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Kevin S. Kim
Name: Kevin S. Kim
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 3, 2013