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 15, 2020

 

NorthWest Indiana Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Indiana

000-26128

35-1927981

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

     

9204 Columbia Avenue

Munster, Indiana

46321

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(219) 836-4400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

   

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

       

 

 


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

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Item 5.07.        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 15, 2020, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (the “Bancorp”), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders virtually pursuant to due notice.  Only holders of the Bancorp’s common stock at the close of business on March 20, 2020 (the “Record Date”), were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.  Holders of a total of 2,794,070 shares were present virtually or by proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum.

 

The Bancorp’s shareholders voted on three proposals at the Annual Meeting.  The proposals are described in detail in the Bancorp’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 03, 2020.  The final results of the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

 

Proposal 1: The Bancorp’s shareholders elected four directors to the following terms.  The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Director

Expiration of Term

 Votes For

Votes
Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Benjamin J. Bochnowski

2023

  2,214,752

    52,311   

 527,007   

Donald P. Fesko, O.D., FACHE

2023

     2,207,971   

   59,092  

 527,007   

Danette Garza, J.D., CPA

2023

    2,216,454  

   50,609  

 527,007   

Robert E. Johnson, III

2023

    2,206,927  

    60,136   

527,007  

 

Proposal 2: The proposition described below, having received a vote virtually or by proxy of more favorable votes than votes cast against the proposition, was declared to be duly adopted by the shareholders of the Bancorp.

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Approval and ratification of the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as auditors for NorthWest Indiana Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 2020

2,790,469   

  238   

    3,363   

 

Proposal 3: The proposition described below, having received an advisory vote virtually or by proxy of more favorable votes than votes cast against the proposition, was declared to have been adopted:

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the executive compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Bancorp as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting

    2,113,954   

   48,162   

  104,947  

 527,007

 

No other matters were considered or voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

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 hereto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 19, 2020

NorthWest Indiana Bancorp

     
     
 

By:

/s/ Benjamin J. Bochnowski
   

Name: Benjamin J. Bochnowski

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer