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 25, 2016 (April 20, 2016)



SOUTHWEST BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Oklahoma

 

001-34110

 

73-1136584

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)





 

 

608 South Main Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma

 

74074

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)



Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 742-1800



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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Election of Directors:   At the annual shareholders’ meeting of Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), held April 20, 2016, the shareholders of the Company re-elected eleven Director nominees and elected one Director nominee, each for a term expiring at the 2017 annual shareholders’ meeting or such later time as his or her successor is elected and qualified.  The Directors elected and the shareholders’ votes in the election of each Director were as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




For

 


Withheld

James E. Berry II

15,399,006 

 

499,434 

Thomas D. Berry

15,484,712 

 

413,728 

John Cohlmia

15,622,145 

 

276,295 

David S. Crockett Jr.

15,650,128 

 

248,312 

Steven C. Davis

15,683,538 

 

214,902 

Patrice Douglas

15,499,707 

 

398,733 

Mark W. Funke

15,649,574 

 

248,866 

James M. Johnson

15,621,835 

 

276,605 

Larry J. Lanie

15,650,193 

 

248,247 

James M. Morris II

15,642,215 

 

256,225 

Kayse M. Shrum, D.O.

15,637,673 

 

260,767 

Russell W. Teubner

15,163,378 

 

735,062 



Based on the votes set forth above, each of the nominees was elected to serve as a director until the Annual Meeting in 2017The above reflects cumulative voting. There were 19,512,217 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting.  A total of 17,462,319 shares of common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, representing89.49% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting.







Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:  At the annual meeting, the shareholders also approved the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and three most highly compensated other executive officers.  The shareholder vote was as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

13,811,278 

 

1,575,196 

 

511,966 







Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2016:  At the annual meeting, the shareholders also approved the engagement of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.  The shareholder vote was as follows:





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

17,289,563 

 

160,702 

 

12,054 






 



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.



April 25, 2016





SOUTHWEST BANCORP, INC.

By:  /s/ Mark W. Funke   
Name:  Mark W. Funke
Title:  President and CEO