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 6, 2014

 

Guaranty Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-51556

 

41-2150446

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

1331 Seventeenth St., Suite 345

Denver, CO

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(303) 675-1194
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

None

(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:

 

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

 

On May 6, 2014, Guaranty Bancorp (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are as follows:

 

1)             Proposal 1. With respect to the proposal to elect nine members of the Company’s Board of Directors, the following persons were elected to serve as directors of the Company and received the number of votes set forth opposite their respective names:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Edward B. Cordes

16,771,233 
32,235 
5,212 
1,578,313 

John M. Eggemeyer

16,549,552 
253,190 
5,938 
1,578,313 

Keith R. Finger

16,746,712 
52,407 
9,561 
1,578,313 

Stephen D. Joyce

16,730,552 
72,196 
5,932 
1,578,313 

Gail H. Klapper

16,660,546 
138,766 
9,368 
1,578,313 

Stephen G. McConahey

16,763,776 
38,972 
5,932 
1,578,313 

Paul W. Taylor

16,769,247 
34,221 
5,212 
1,578,313 

W. Kirk Wycoff

16,680,621 
125,315 
2,744 
1,578,313 

Albert C. Yates

16,656,451 
138,712 
13,517 
1,578,313 

 

 

 

2)             Proposal 2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 was approved by the following vote:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

18,347,329 
30,103 
9,561 

-

 

 

 

 

 


 

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.

 

 

 

GUARANTY BANCORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher G. Treece

 

 

Name: Christopher G. Treece

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

Date:  May 8, 2014