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): 4/28/2015

 

 

UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number : 0-4887

 

MO   43-0903811

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1010 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(816) 860-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act ( 17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13c-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

The annual meeting of shareholders of UMB Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on April 28, 2015. As of the record date, there were a total of 45,754,629 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 41,943,685 shares were represented in person or by proxy, therefore, a quorum was present. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the shareholders:

1. Election of 13 directors to hold office until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. The nominees for the directorships received the following votes:

 

Director

   For      Withhold      Broker Non-Votes  

Warner L. Baxter

     38,189,420         350,260         3,404,005   

Robin C. Beery

     38,187,274         352,406         3,404,005   

Nancy K. Buese

     38,221,064         318,616         3,404,005   

Peter J. deSilva

     38,085,546         454,134         3,404,005   

Terrence P. Dunn

     37,674,608         865,072         3,404,005   

Kevin C. Gallagher

     38,188,277         351,403         3,404,005   

Greg M. Graves

     38,132,457         407,223         3,404,005   

Alexander C. Kemper

     37,826,627         713,053         3,404,005   

J Mariner Kemper

     37,449,034         1,090,646         3,404,005   

Kris A. Robbins

     38,111,518         428,162         3,404,005   

L. Joshua Sosland

     38,089,238         450,442         3,404,005   

Paul Uhlmann III

     38,090,028         449,652         3,404,005   

Thomas J. Wood III

     38,014,081         525,599         3,404,005   

Based on the votes set forth above, each of the nominees was elected to serve as a director until the Annual Meeting in 2016.

2. Ratification of the Corporate Audit Committee’s engagement KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. The proposal received the following votes:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
  41,646,381        52,449        244,855        0   

3. Shareholder proposal for the adoption of a policy requiring an Independent Chair of the Company’s Board of Directors. The proposal received the following votes:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non Votes

 
  9,469,580        28,751,907        318,193        3,404,005   


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.

 

UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:

/s/    Brian J. Walker        

Brian J. Walker

EVP, Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Accounting Officer

Date: May 1, 2015