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): February 20, 2014
STERLING BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-35385 80-0091851
(State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello, New York 10901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (845) 369-8040
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On February 20, 2014, Sterling Bancorp (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the Company’s stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2014. There were 83,930,874 outstanding shares entitled to vote and there were 76,151,744 shares present in person or by proxy, representing 90.73% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote. The voting results are presented below.
1. Election of Robert Abrams, James B. Klein, John C. Millman, Richard O’Toole and Burt Steinberg as directors of the Company for a three-year term.
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Robert Abrams | 62,946,806 | 1,704,269 | 11,500,669 |
James B. Klein | 63,929,624 | 721,451 | 11,500,669 |
John C. Millman | 61,672,643 | 2,978,432 | 11,500,669 |
Richard O’Toole | 63,602,324 | 1,048,751 | 11,500,669 |
Burt Steinberg | 62,663,091 | 1,987,984 | 11,500,669 |
2. Approval, by non-binding vote, on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay).
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes1 |
60,451,242 | 2,374,948 | 1,824,885 | 11,500,669 |
3. Approval of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes1 |
62,738,554 | 1,788,525 | 123,996 | 11,500,699 |
4. Ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes1 |
75,294,767 | 755,267 | 101,710 | -- |
1 A broker non-vote occurs when a broker, bank or other nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power with respect to the item and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares it holds. Broker non-votes are counted when determining whether the necessary quorum of stockholders is present or represented at each annual meeting.
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.
STERLING BANCORP
DATE: February 21, 2014 | By: /s/ Luis Massiani_____________________ |
Luis Massiani
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer