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): November 4, 2014
HAMPDEN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33144 | 20-571454 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
19 Harrison Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts 01102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 736-1812
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hampden Bancorp, Inc. ("the Company") was held on November 4, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”). IVS Associates, Inc. ("IVS"), the independent Inspector of Election for the Annual Meeting, provided a final, certified voting report of the results on November 6, 2014.
The stockholders took following actions at the Annual Meeting:
(1) Election of directors
Board of Director Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Stanley Kowalski, Jr. | 1,374,567 | 88,481 |
Mary Ellen Scott | 1,374,008 | 89,040 |
Glenn S. Welch | 3,926,341 | 142,999 |
MHC Mutual Conversion Fund, L.P. Nominees | ||
Johnny Guerry | 2,506,710 | 99,582 |
Garold R. Base | 2,506,657 | 99,635 |
Based on the final voting results reported by IVS, the following nominees were elected as directors at the Annual Meeting to serve for a term of three years expiring at the 2017 annual meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified: Glenn S. Welch, Johnny Guerry and Garold R. Base. There were no broker non-votes for the election of directors.
(2) Ratified the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. The final voting results reported by IVS are as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
3,889,913 | 49,126 | 130,301 | 0 |
(3) Advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2014 and mailed to stockholders on or about September 26, 2014. The final voting results reported by IVS are as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
1,794,214 | 2,106,797 | 168,329 | 0 |
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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.
Hampden Bancorp, Inc. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
Date: | November 7, 2014 | By: | /s/ Tara G. Corthell | |
Tara G. Corthell | ||||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
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