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 25, 2011 |
First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 000-49806 | 04-3639825 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 610 Bay Boulevard, Chula Vista, California | 91910 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (619) 691-1519 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held May 25, 2011. The matters considered and voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1: The election of two directors each to serve for a three-year term.
| Nominee | Shares Voted For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Timothy R. Chrisman |
5,267,767 | 154,767 | 0 | |||||||||
Jeffrey T. Seabold |
5,263,737 | 158,576 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: The approval of the Company’s 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
4,375,209
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1,019,461 | 27,643 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal 3: The approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation as described in the proxy statement.
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
5,307,310
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74,619 | 40,384 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal 4: An advisory (non-binding) proposal with respect to the frequency that stockholders will vote on the Company’s executive compensation.
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
5,006,695
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38,500 | 303,510 | 73,608 | 0 | ||||||||||||
In light of the results of such shareholder vote, on May 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a resolution to hold an advisory shareholder Say-On-Pay vote on an annual basis.
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.
| First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. | ||||
| May 26, 2011 | By: |
/s/ James P. Sheehy
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| Name: James P. Sheehy | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President - Secretary | ||||