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: May 30, 2018

TRINITY CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Mexico
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-50266
 
85-0242376
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
1200 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, New Mexico
 
87544
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
(505) 662-5171
 
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 





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Item 5.07
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 30, 2018, Trinity Capital Corporation (the "Company") held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting").  There were 11,631,064 shares of the Company's voting common stock outstanding on the record date and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and 8,252,289 shares were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Annual Meeting.  The stockholders of the Company voted on and approved the following proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2018 (the "Proxy Statement"):

(1)
To elect the four Class III directors named in the Proxy Statement to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal.  Final voting results were as follows:


Name of Nominee
 
Votes For
   
Votes Withheld
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
James F. Deutsch
   
7,232,629
     
132,636
     
887,024
 
James E. Goodwin, Jr.
   
7,231,936
     
133,329
     
887,024
 
Jeffrey F. Howell
   
7,046,874
     
318,391
     
887,024
 
Arthur B. Montoya, Jr.     7,057,731       307,534       887,024  
 
(2)
To conduct a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.  Final voting results were as follows:

Votes For
   
Votes Against
   
Abstentions
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
7,150,942
     
202,025
     
12,298
     
887,024
 
 
 
(3)
To ratify the Audit Committee's appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.  Final voting results were as follows:

Votes For
   
Votes Against
   
Abstentions
 
 
8,251,081
     
1,108
     
100
 


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.

 
TRINITY CAPITAL CORPORATION
   
   
Dated:  June 4, 2018
By:
/s/ John S. Gulas
   
John S. Gulas
Chief Executive Officer and President