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
April 25, 2013
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
WSFS Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-16668 | 22-2866913 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(SEC Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
500 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware | 19801 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (302) 792-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Four proposals were submitted to a vote of security holders at our Annual Stockholders Meeting held on April 25, 2013:
Proposal Number 1: | Election of Directors | |
Proposal Number 2: | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 | |
Proposal Number 3: | Approval of the WSFS Financial Corporation 2013 Incentive Plan | |
Proposal Number 4: | Approval of the WSFS Financial Corporation Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement |
The total number of shares of our common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Stockholders Meeting was 7,836,576, representing approximately 89% of the 8,782,933 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Stockholders Meeting.
All matters voted upon at the Annual Stockholders Meeting were approved with the required votes. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.
Proposal Number 1: Election of Directors
The Board of Directors nominated the following four persons for election:
| Eleuthère I. du Pont, for a three-year term |
| Calvert A. Morgan, Jr., for a three-year term |
| Marvin N. Schoenhals, for a three-year term |
| David G. Turner, for a three-year term |
All nominees proposed were elected.
The votes cast for each nominee were as follows:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-vote | ||||||||||
Eleuthère I. du Pont |
6,933,651 | 14,544 | 888,381 | |||||||||
Calvert A. Morgan, Jr. |
6,934,720 | 13,476 | 888,381 | |||||||||
Marvin N. Schoenhals |
6,794,257 | 153,938 | 888,381 | |||||||||
David G. Turner |
6,934,120 | 14,076 | 888,381 |
Proposal Number 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013
This proposal gave shareholders the opportunity to ratify our appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
This proposal was approved. The votes cast were as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-vote | |||
7,202,354 |
628,990 | 5,232 | 0 |
Proposal Number 3: Approval of the WSFS Financial Corporation 2013 Incentive Plan
We asked stockholders to approve an incentive plan for our Associates, officers and directors.
This proposal was approved. The votes cast were as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-vote | |||
6,565,190 |
370,311 | 12,695 | 888,380 |
Proposal Number 4: Approval of the WSFS Financial Corporation NonPlan Stock Option Agreement
We asked stockholders to approve a change in the future incentive compensation of our CEO.
This proposal was approved. The votes cast were as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-vote | |||
6,789,309 |
146,992 | 11,896 | 888,380 |
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.
WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: April 29, 2013 | By: | /s/ Stephen A. Fowle | ||||
Stephen A. Fowle Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |