UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2011
BENEFICIAL MUTUAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| United States | 1-33476 | 56-2480744 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 510 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
19106 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 864-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was
held on May 19, 2011. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders at the annual meeting are as follows:
| 1. | The following individuals were elected as directors of the Company, to serve for three
year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified, by the following vote: |
| BROKER | ||||||||||||
| FOR | WITHHELD | NON-VOTES | ||||||||||
Gerard P. Cuddy |
69,668,285 | 900,402 | 5,911,839 | |||||||||
Frank A. Farnesi |
70,264,141 | 304,546 | 5,911,839 | |||||||||
Thomas J. Lewis |
70,324,932 | 243,755 | 5,911,839 | |||||||||
George W. Nise |
70,255,548 | 313,139 | 5,911,839 | |||||||||
The following individual was elected as a director of the Company, to serve for a one year
term or until his successor is elected and qualified, by the following vote: |
| BROKER | ||||||||||||
| FOR | WITHHELD | NON-VOTES | ||||||||||
Charles Kahn, Jr. |
70,282,426 | 286,261 | 5,911,839 | |||||||||
| 2. | The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified by the
stockholders by the following vote: |
| BROKER | ||||||
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | NON-VOTES | |||
76,213,114
|
195,991 | 71,421 | — |
| 3. | An advisory vote taken on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers,
as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders, was
approved by the following vote: |
| BROKER | ||||||
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | NON-VOTES | |||
| 70,031,562 | 458,573 | 78,552 | 5,911,839 |
| 4. | An advisory vote was taken on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of
the Company’s named executive officers and the results of the vote were as follows: |
| ONE | TWO | THREE | BROKER | |||||
| YEAR | YEARS | YEARS | ABSTENTIONS | NON-VOTES | ||||
| 68,347,403 | 30,795 | 2,042,243 | 148,246 | 5,911,839 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| BENEFICIAL MUTUAL BANCORP, INC. |
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| Date: May 20, 2011 | By: | /s/ Thomas D. Cestare | ||
| Thomas D. Cestare | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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