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):
May 14, 2015
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Texas | 001-35854 | 13-4219346 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 Redbud Boulevard, Suite 400
McKinney, TX 75069-3257
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(972) 562-9004
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Three proposals were submitted to a vote of security holders at the annual meeting of the shareholders of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 14, 2015:
•Proposal One: To elect each of Daniel W. Brooks, William E. Fair, Craig E. Holmes, Donald L. Poarch, and Michael T. Viola as Class II directors to serve on the board of directors of the Company until the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
•Proposal Two: To ratify the appointment of McGladrey LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2015.
•Proposal Three: To approve the Independent Bank Group Inc. 2015 Performance Award Plan.
Proposal One: To Elect the Nominees to the Board of Directors
Each of the nominees under this proposal, Daniel W. Brooks, William E. Fair, Craig E. Holmes, Donald L. Poarch, and Michael T. Viola, were nominated to be elected as Class II directors. All five of these nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, with shareholders casting votes as follows:
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Proposal One: | ||||||
Daniel W. Brooks | 12,003,494 | 284,108 | 2,905,053 | |||
William E. Fair | 10,862,098 | 1,425,504 | 2,905,053 | |||
Craig E. Holmes | 12,133,185 | 154,417 | 2,905,053 | |||
Donald L. Poarch | 12,014,521 | 273,081 | 2,905,053 | |||
Michael T. Viola | 11,567,086 | 720,516 | 2,905,053 | |||
Proposal Two: To Ratify the Appointment of McGladrey LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accountants of the Company for the Year Ending December 31, 2015.
This proposal, pursuant to which McGladrey’s appointment as the independent registered public accountants for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2015, would be ratified, was approved with shareholders casting votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
Proposal Two | 15,180,130 | 4,853 | 7,672 | None |
Proposal Three: To approve the Independent Bank Group, Inc. 2015 Performance Award Plan.
The proposal to approve the Independent Bank Group, Inc. 2015 Performance Award Plan, a performance-based executive compensation plan designed so that awards made under the plan may qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) under the Internal Revenue Code, was approved with shareholders casting votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
Proposal Three | 12,170,740 | 79,776 | 37,086 | 2,905,053 |
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.
INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP, INC. (Registrant) |
Dated May 15, 2015 | By: /s/ David R. Brooks David R. Brooks Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |