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
April 27, 2017
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
WSFS Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35638 | 22-2866913 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (SEC Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
500 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware | 19801 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 792-6000
Not Applicable
(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
(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the company was held on April 27, 2017.
(b) At the meeting, the stockholders:
• | elected all three director nominees named in the 2017 Proxy Statement to the company's Board of Directors for three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020; |
• | ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017; and |
• | conducted an advisory (non-binding) vote recommending the frequency of advisory votes on Executive Compensation. |
Proposal Number 1: Election of Directors
For | Withheld | Broker Non-vote | |||||||
Francis B. Brake, Jr. | 24,055,417 | 382,573 | 3,274,267 | ||||||
Mark A. Turner | 24,211,259 | 226,731 | 3,274,267 | ||||||
Patrick J. Ward | 22,118,848 | 2,319,141 | 3,274,267 | ||||||
Proposal Number 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KMPG LLP)
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote | |||||||
27,167,226 | 470,385 | 74,646 | — | |||||||
Proposal Number 3: Advisory (Non-binding) Vote Recommending the Frequency of Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
Every Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-vote | |||||||||
21,080,349 | 145,717 | 3,095,905 | 116,017 | 3,274,269 | |||||||||
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.
WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
Date: | May 2, 2017 | By: | /s/ Dominic C. Canuso | |
Dominic C. Canuso Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||