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 28, 2017 (April 25, 2017)



SOUTHWEST BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)







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 25, 2017, the shareholders of the Company re-elected twelve Director nominees, each for a term expiring at the 2018 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:





Based on the votes set forth above, each of the nominees was elected to serve as a director until the Annual Meeting in 2018.  The above reflects cumulative voting. There were 18,689,022 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. A total of 16,706,801 shares of common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, representing 89.39% 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:









Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017:  At the annual meeting, the shareholders also approved the engagement of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. The shareholder vote was as follows:









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 27, 2017