UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,  DC 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 30, 2015

 

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York

0-18539

16-1332767

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1 Grimsby Drive, Hamburg, NY

 

14075

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

(716) 926-2000

 

 

 

(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.

At the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting, Robert G. Miller, Jr., John R. O’Brien, and Michael J. Rogers were elected as directors for a term of three years, and David R. Pfalzgraf, Jr. was elected as director for a term of one year.  The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.  Also, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015 was ratified.

The following table reflects the tabulation of votes with respect to the matters voted on at the 2015 Annual Meeting:

Proposal I:

Election of Directors

 

Robert G. Miller, Jr.

FOR: 2,821,517

WITHHOLD: 88,022

BROKER NON-VOTES: 506,628

 

John R. O’Brien

FOR: 2,835,320

WITHHOLD: 74,219

BROKER NON-VOTES: 506,628

 

Michael J. Rogers

FOR: 2,353,669

WITHHOLD: 555,870

BROKER NON-VOTES: 506,628

 


 

David R. Pfalzgraf, Jr.

FOR: 2,651,803

WITHHOLD: 257,736

BROKER NON-VOTES: 506,628

 

Proposal II:

 

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:

 

FOR: 2,402,800

AGAINST: 310,931

ABSTAIN: 195,806

BROKER NON-VOTES: 506,628

 

Proposal III:

 

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015:

 

FOR: 3,374,144

AGAINST: 8,946

ABSTAIN: 30,076

 


 

The following directors also continued their terms in office following the 2015 Annual Meeting:

 

James E. Biddle, Jr.

Marsha S. Henderson

Kenneth C. Kirst

David J. Nasca

Nora B. Sullivan

Thomas H. Waring, Jr.

Lee C. Wortham

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

May 1, 2015

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

 

By: /s/ David J. Nasca

 

Name: David J. Nasca

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer