UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 17, 2018
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UNIVEST CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 0-7617 | 23-1886144 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
14 North Main Street, Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (215) 721-2400
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 |
At the Corporation's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 17, 2018, the shareholders approved the matters described in the Corporation's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2018, and set forth below. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, holders of a total of 29,338,122 shares of the Corporation's Common Stock were entitled to vote on the matters considered at the Annual Meeting.
The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
1. | Election of three Class I Directors each for a three-year term expiring in 2021: | ||||||||
William S. Aichele | 21,183,061 | 861,736 | 3,499,117 | ||||||
Thomas M. Petro | 21,118,101 | 926,696 | 3,499,117 | ||||||
Charles Zimmerman | 21,087,492 | 957,305 | 3,499,117 | ||||||
Election of an Alternate Director for a one-year term expiring in 2019: | |||||||||
Robert C. Wonderling | 21,505,697 | 539,100 | 3,499,117 | ||||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
2. | Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018: | |||||||||||
25,122,212 | 339,726 | 81,976 | — | |||||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Corporation's named executive officers as presented in the proxy statement: | |||||||||||
21,257,418 | 553,704 | 233,675 | 3,499,117 | |||||||||
Based upon the foregoing results; (1) each nominee for election as a Director or an Alternate Director has received a plurality of the votes cast, and has been duly elected; (2) KPMG LLP has been ratified by the majority of the shareholders as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018; and (3) the compensation of the named executive officers as presented in the proxy has been approved by the majority of the shareholders on an advisory basis.
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.
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania | ||
By: | /s/ Roger S. Deacon | |
Name: | Roger S. Deacon | |
Title: | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |
April 18, 2018