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 19, 2014
 
First Business Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
           
Wisconsin
 
1-34095
 
39-1576570
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

401 Charmany Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53719
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(608) 238-8008
(Registrant’s telephone number)
 
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 19, 2014, First Business Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") to: (1) elect three Class I directors to hold office until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; (3) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.

Of the aggregate 3, 944,795 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the record date, March 19, 2014, 3,124,161 or 79%, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted as follows:
 
(1)
Election of the below-named nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"):
Nominees
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Jerome J. Smith
 
2,546,000
 
90,831
 
487,330
Gerald L. Kilcoyne
 
2,550,445
 
86,386
 
487,330
Barbara H. Stephens
 
2,551,816
 
85,015
 
487,330

The three nominees listed above were elected by a plurality to serve on the Board. Further, each nominee received in excess of 96% of the shares voted in favor of his or her election.
  
(2)
Approval in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
2,574,997
 
33,120
 
28,714
 
487,330

This matter was approved by shareholders with 97% of shares voted cast in favor of the proposal.

(3) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2014.
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
3,114,380
 
7,997
 
1,784
 

This matter was approved by shareholders with 99% of shares voted cast in favor of the proposal.







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.
 
 
 
 
FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: May 22, 2014
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Barbara M. Conley
 
 
 
 
 
     Barbara M. Conley
     Senior Vice President and General Counsel