UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 1, 2012
Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware | 0-11595 | 03-0287342 |
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
275 Kennedy Drive | 05403 |
So. Burlington, Vermont | (Zip Code) |
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(802) 658-3400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote by Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 1, 2012, the Company’s shareholders voted as follows:
Proposal 1. To elect four directors, each of whom will serve for a three-year term:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
Peter A. Bouyea | 4,597,905 | 137,983 | 901,544 |
Michael R. Tuttle | 4,609,321 | 126,567 | 901,544 |
Scott F. Boardman | 4,124,732 | 611,156 | 901,544 |
Raymond C. Pecor III | 4,452,140 | 283,748 | 901,544 |
Proposal 2. To consider a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
4,595,781 | 85,670 | 53,936 | 902,045 |
Proposal 3. To ratify KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
5,576,031 | 27,741 | 33,660 | 0 |
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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.
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| MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC. |
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Date: May 2, 2012 |
| /s/ Janet P. Spitler |
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| Janet P. Spitler |
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| Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |
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| Principal Accounting Officer |
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