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): April 19, 2017

 


 

The First of Long Island Corporation 

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

 



 

New York

001-32964

11-2672906

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

10 Glen Head Road

   

Glen Head, New York

 

11545

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

(516) 671-4900

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 19, 2017, The First of Long Island Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered and voted on the following matters, with a breakdown of the votes cast set forth below.

 

1. The election of directors:

 

 

For

Withhold

Broker Non-Vote

John J. Desmond

16,656,619

314,742

4,833,966

Howard Thomas Hogan, Jr.

14,778,846

2,192,515

4,833,966

Milbrey Rennie Taylor

16,559,047

412,314

4,833,966

Walter C. Teagle III

16,254,267

717,094

4,833,966

Michael N. Vittorio

16,643,421

327,940

4,833,966

 

2. A non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Corporation’s named executive officers.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

14,204,274

2,657,300

109,787

4,833,966

 

3. A non-binding, advisory vote regarding the frequency of voting on the compensation paid to the Corporation’s named executive officers.

 

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

14,109,902

83,560

2,674,101

103,798

4,833,966

 

4. To approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative voting in director elections.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

13,505,995

3,329,484

135,882

4,833,966

 

 

5. To ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

 

For

Against

Abstain

21,423,540

302,219

79,568

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

The First of Long Island Corporation

(Registrant)

 

 

By: /s/ William Aprigliano               

William Aprigliano

Senior Vice President & Chief

Accounting Officer

(principal accounting officer)

 

 

Dated: April 21, 2017