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 9, 2016

 

Tompkins Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

 

 

New York 1-12709 16-1482357
( State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

 

The Commons, PO Box 460, Ithaca, New York 14851
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code      (607) 273-3210

 

 

 

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

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On Monday, May 9, 2016 Tompkins Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business March 14, 2016, the record date for the meeting, 15,022,239 shares of the Company's common stock were issued and outstanding, of which 12,306,335 were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, and this amount represented a quorum.

 

Shareholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:

 

(1) Shareholders elected fourteen (14) director nominees for terms expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting;

 

(2) Shareholders approved the amendments to the Company’s 2009 Equity Plan, including the addition of 700,000 shares for issuance thereunder and re-approval of the Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) performance criteria, and modifying certain plan provisions; and

 

(3) Shareholders ratified the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Set forth below are the shareholder voting results with respect to each such matter:

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

 

The individuals named below were elected at the Annual Meeting as members of the Board of Directors, to serve for a term of one year expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting.

 

Director   Number of
Shares Voted For
  Shares
Withheld/Abstaining
  Broker
Non-Votes
John E. Alexander     9,485,755       312,354       2,508,226  
Paul J. Battaglia     9,694,932       103,177       2,508,226  
Daniel J. Fessenden     9,702,552       95,556       2,508,226  
James W. Fulmer     9,690,838       107,270       2,508,226  
Carl E. Haynes     9,701,877       96,232       2,508,226  
Susan A. Henry     9,691,277       106,832       2,508,226  
Patricia A. Johnson     9,700,812       97,296       2,508,226  
Frank C. Milewski     9,700,913       97,196       2,508,226  
Sandra A. Parker     9,526,365       271,743       2,508,226  
Thomas R. Rochon     9,514,269       283,840       2,508,226  
Stephen S. Romaine     9,700,743       97,366       2,508,226  
Michael H. Spain     9,683,211       114,898       2,508,226  
Alfred J. Weber     9,699,859       98,250       2,508,226  
Craig Yunker     9,509,650       288,458       2,508,226  
                         
 
 

Proposal No. 2 – Approval of Amendments to the Company’s 2009 Equity Plan, including the addition of 700,000 shares for issuance thereunder and re-approval of the Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) performance criteria

 

The Amendments to the Company’s 2009 Equity Plan, including the addition of 700,000 shares for issuance thereunder and re-approval of the Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) performance criteria, were approved by the following vote:

 

Number of   Number of   Number of   Broker
Shares Voted For   Shares Voted Against   Shares Abstaining   Non-Votes
  8,398,175       1,299,972       99,958       2,508,230  

 

Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditors of the Company for 2016

 

 

The Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016 was ratified by the following vote:

 

Number of   Number of   Number of   Broker
Shares Voted For   Shares Voted Against   Shares Abstaining   Non-Votes
  12,178,868       88,921       38,546       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.

 

  TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
     
     
     
Date:   May 11, 2016 By : /S/ Stephen S. Romaine
    Stephen S. Romaine
    President and CEO

 

 

 

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