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):
May 25, 2017
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Texas | 001-35854 | 13-4219346 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 Redbud Boulevard, Suite 400
McKinney, TX 75069-3257
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(972) 562-9004
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Two proposals were submitted to a vote of security holders at the annual meeting of the shareholders of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 25, 2017:
•Proposal One: To elect each of Daniel W. Brooks, Craig E. Holmes, Tom C. Nichols and G. Stacy Smith, as Class I directors to serve on the board of directors of the Company until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
•Proposal Two: To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017.
Proposal One: To Elect the Nominees to the Board of Directors
Each of the nominees under this proposal, Daniel W. Brooks, Craig E. Holmes, Tom C. Nichols and G. Stacy Smith, were nominated to be elected as Class I directors. All four of these nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, with shareholders casting votes as follows:
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Proposal One: | ||||||
Daniel W. Brooks | 20,304,446 | 628,621 | 2,262,777 | |||
Craig E. Holmes | 20,688,800 | 244,267 | 2,262,777 | |||
Tom C. Nichols | 20,379,678 | 553,389 | 2,262,777 | |||
G. Stacy Smith | 20,574,926 | 358,141 | 2,262,777 | |||
Proposal Two: To Ratify the Appointment of RSM US LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accountants of the Company for the Year Ending December 31, 2017.
This proposal, pursuant to which RSM US LLP’s appointment as the independent registered public accountants for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017, would be ratified, was approved with shareholders casting votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
Proposal Two | 23,042,771 | 124,946 | 28,127 | — |
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.
Dated: May 26, 2017
INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP, INC. (Registrant)
By: | /s/ David R. Brooks |
Name: | David R. Brooks |
Title: | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President |