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 14, 2015
WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
001-16767 (Commission File Number) |
73-1627673 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
141 Elm Street
Westfield, Massachusetts 01085
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 568-1911
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 14, 2015, Westfield Financial, Inc. (the “Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 18,754,272 shares of common stock eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 16,284,221 shares of common stock were presented in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business.
There were three proposals submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The shareholders elected all of the nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3. Proposals 1, 2 and 3 are detailed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2015. The final results of voting on each of the proposals are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| James C. Hagan | 12,532,108 | 287,393 | 3,464,720 | |||||||||
| Philip R. Smith | 11,516,009 | 1,303,492 | 3,464,720 | |||||||||
| Donald A. Williams | 12,554,119 | 265,382 | 3,464,720 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: Consideration and Approval of a Non-binding Advisory Resolution on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| 12,334,341 | 394,529 | 90,631 | 3,464,720 | |||||||||||
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||
| 15,869,785 | 303,338 | 111,098 | — | |||||||||||
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.
| WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Leo R. Sagan, Jr. | |
| Leo R. Sagan, Jr. | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: May 15, 2015