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): June 6, 2011
BAYLAKE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin | 001-16339 | 39-1268055 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
217 North Fourth Avenue Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | 54235 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(920) 743-5551
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
Baylake Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 6, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 6,270,597 shares, or 79.3% of eligible voting shares were represented at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted to elect all four nominees proposed by the Company to serve on its Board of Directors, and ratified the appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. The voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
|
| For |
| Withheld |
| Broker Non-Vote |
| Robert W. Agnew | 3,747,336 |
| 381,959 |
| 2,141,302 |
| Dee Geurts-Bengston | 3,696,932 |
| 432,363 |
| 2,141,302 |
| Joseph J. Morgan | 3,567,994 |
| 561,301 |
| 2,141,302 |
| Elyse Mollner Stackhouse | 3,563,347 |
| 565,948 |
| 2,141,302 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Vote |
| 5,925,043 |
| 320,791 |
| 19,763 |
| 5,000 |
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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.
Dated: June 8, 2011
BAYLAKE CORP.
By: /s/ Kevin L. LaLuzerne
Kevin L. LaLuzerne
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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