UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 20, 2015
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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-10967 | 36-3161078 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Pierce Place, Suite 1500 |
Itasca, Illinois 60143-9768 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) |
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(630) 875-7450
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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.
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 20, 2015. The Company's stockholders considered three proposals, each of which is described more fully in the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2015. A total of 69,999,365 shares of common stock of the Company were represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting, which represented approximately 90% of the Company's total outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
The vote results on the matters presented at the annual meeting are set forth below.
Item 1 - Election of Directors. All of the nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors were elected upon the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Barbara A. Boigegrain | 62,753,477 | 1,172,938 | 1,784,754 | 4,288,196 |
Peter J. Henseler | 62,750,047 | 1,182,137 | 1,778,985 | 4,288,196 |
Patrick J. McDonnell | 63,887,798 | 1,544,369 | 279,002 | 4,288,196 |
Robert P. O'Meara | 61,199,927 | 4,230,035 | 281,207 | 4,288,196 |
Mark G. Sander | 61,313,351 | 4,103,729 | 294,089 | 4,288,196 |
Item 2 - Advisory Resolution Regarding the Company's Named Executive Compensation. An advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers in 2014 was approved upon the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
59,234,289 | 5,841,932 | 634,948 | 4,288,196 |
Item 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified on an advisory (non-binding) basis upon the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
69,149,857 | 548,910 | 300,598 | -0- |
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.
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: May 27, 2015 | /s/ NICHOLAS J. CHULOS |
Nicholas J. Chulos Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and General Counsel | |