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)  April 29, 2014

LNB BANCORP, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

 

0-13203

 

34-1406303

 

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

457 Broadway, Lorain, Ohio

 

 

44052-1769

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 244-6000

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

LNB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 29, 2014, for the purpose of considering and voting on the following proposals. The Company’s inspector of elections reported the vote of the Company’s shareholders as follows:

Proposal 1:  To elect four (4) directors to three-year terms expiring in 2017.

Nominees

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 
Frederick D. DiSanto 4,924,141 168,036 2,545,149
J. Martin Erbaugh 3,857,940 1,234,237 2,545,149
Terry D. Goode 3,700,607 1,391,570 2,545,149
James R. Herrick 3,720,540 1,371,637 2,545,149

Each of the nominees was elected.

Proposal 2:  To ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2014 fiscal year.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

 

7,537,415

96,128 3,783

The proposal passed.

Proposal 3:  To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the Company’s executive compensation program as disclosed in the proxy statement relating to the annual meeting.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

 

4,733,215

315,950 43,012 2,545,149

The proposal passed.


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.

 

LNB BANCORP, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 
 
Date: May 1, 2014

By:

/s/ Gary J. Elek

Gary J. Elek

Chief Financial Officer