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 7, 2012 (May 4, 2012)

 

 

SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   001-33872   23-2201716

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

26 North Cedar Street , Lititz, Pennsylvania   17543
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 626-4721

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 4, 2012, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. Matters voted on by shareholders included (1) the election of 17 nominees to the Company’s board of directors for a one year term; (2) approval, in an advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation; and (3) ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The results of the shareholders’ votes are reported below:

1. With respect to the election of directors, the following directors were elected by the indicated votes:

 

Name

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Anthony J. Agnone, Sr.

     140,087,706         5,746,470         21,260,350   

Wayne E. Alter, Jr.

     137,932,322         7,901,854         21,260,350   

Eddie L. Dunklebarger

     141,873,529         3,960,647         21,260,350   

Henry R. Gibbel

     143,200,425         2,633,751         21,260,350   

Bruce A. Hepburn

     140,096,723         5,737,453         21,260,350   

Donald L. Hoffman

     142,980,721         2,853,455         21,260,350   

Sara G. Kirkland

     142,793,745         3,040,431         21,260,350   

Jeffrey F. Lehman

     143,091,889         2,742,287         21,260,350   

Michael A. Morello

     140,192,910         5,641,266         21,260,350   

Scott J. Newkam

     141,700,487         4,133,689         21,260,350   

Robert E. Poole, Jr.

     142,431,204         3,402,972         21,260,350   

William J. Reuter

     140,121,615         5,712,561         21,260,350   

Andrew S. Samuel

     142,172,470         3,661,706         21,260,350   

Christine Sears

     142,880,671         2,953,505         21,260,350   

James A. Ulsh

     142,969,337         2,864,839         21,260,350   

Robert W. White

     142,042,191         3,791,985         21,260,350   

Roger V. Wiest, Sr.

     140,848,116         4,986,060         21,260,350   

2. With respect to the approval, in an advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation, the votes were as follows:

 

For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
  133,030,965         10,681,434         2,121,777         21,260,350   

3. With respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the votes were as follows:

 

For      Against      Abstain  
  160,898,010         5,722,885         473,631   


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.

 

SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Lisa M. Cavage

  Lisa M. Cavage
  Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Counsel

Dated: May 7, 2012