Form 8-K

 

 

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 (date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2018

 

 

Fulton Financial Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   0-10587   23-2195389

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

One Penn Square

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

   17604
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 717-291-2411

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

  ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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

Fulton Financial Corporation (“Fulton”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on the three matters described in Fulton’s Proxy Statement dated April 3, 2018, which consisted of: (i) the election of twelve (12) director nominees to serve for one-year terms; (ii) a non-binding say-on-pay resolution to approve the compensation of the named executive officers; and (iii) ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Fulton’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

All matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting were approved by Fulton’s shareholders, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below. The percentages below include votes for and votes against, but do not include votes abstained and broker non-votes.

Proposal 1 - The election of twelve (12) director nominees to serve for one-year terms.

 

Nominee

    Votes
For		      Votes
For %		     Votes
Against		      Votes
Against %		     Votes
Abstained		      Broker Non-
Votes		  

Lisa Crutchfield

      122,095,915        99.09 %      1,121,567        0.91 %      560,130        24,230,801  

Denise L. Devine

      122,142,113        99.11 %      1,098,049        0.89 %      537,450        24,230,801  

Patrick J. Freer

      121,446,114        98.45 %      1,912,278        1.55 %      419,220        24,230,801  

George W. Hodges

      121,480,955        98.43 %      1,936,637        1.57 %      360,020        24,230,801  

Albert Morrison III

      122,388,563        99.23 %      951,892        0.77 %      437,157        24,230,801  

James R. Moxley III

      122,297,701        99.11 %      1,099,007        0.89 %      380,904        24,230,801  

R. Scott Smith, Jr.

      122,259,659        99.08 %      1,130,336        0.92 %      387,617        24,230,801  

Scott A. Synder

      122,297,200        99.10 %      1,108,382        0.90 %      372,030        24,230,801  

Ronald H. Spair

      122,423,365        99.25 %      925,557        0.75 %      428,690        24,230,801  

Mark F. Strauss

      122,325,735        99.16 %      1,042,204        0.84 %      409,673        24,230,801  

Ernest J. Waters

      122,320,787        99.13 %      1,077,428        0.87 %      379,397        24,230,801  

E. Philip Wenger

      120,134,277        97.40 %      3,201,803        2.60 %      441,532        24,230,801  

Proposal 2 - A non-binding say-on-pay resolution to approve the compensation of the named executive officers.

 

Votes For

  

Votes

For %

  

Votes

Against

  

Votes

Against %

  

Votes

Abstained

  

Broker Non-

Votes

119,181,948

   97.73%   2,766,700   2.27%   1,828,964   24,230,801

Proposal 3 -The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Fulton’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

Votes For

  

Votes

For %

  

Votes

Against

  

Votes

Against %

  

Votes

Abstained

  

Broker Non-

Votes

145,826,307

   98.97%   1,511,750   1.03%   670,356   0

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.

 

Date: May 24, 2018   FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
  By:  

/s/ Daniel R. Stolzer

    Daniel R. Stolzer
    Corporate Secretary and
    Chief Legal Officer