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 21, 2015
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 000-23565 | 54-1866052 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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| 330 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia | 22560 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 443-8400
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2015. A quorum of the common shareholders was present, consisting of a total of 10,255,323 shares. Matters voted upon were (1) the election of fourteen directors to serve for terms of one year each expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (2) approval on an advisory (non-binding) basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (3) ratification of the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as independent registered public accountant of the Company for 2015.
The final number of votes cast with respect to each matter is set out below.
Election of Directors
| Broker | ||||||
| Director | For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||
| W. Rand Cook | 7,786,334 | 165,358 | 2,303,631 | |||
| F.L. Garrett, III | 6,792,643 | 1,159,049 | 2,303,631 | |||
| John F. Biagas | 7,781,673 | 170,019 | 2,303,631 | |||
| W. Gerald Cox | 7,789,640 | 162,052 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Michael E. Fiore, P.E. | 7,292,594 | 659,098 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Boris M. Gutin | 7,784,477 | 167,215 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Ira C. Harris, Ph.D., CPA | 7,300,612 | 651,080 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Eric A. Johnson | 6,804,166 | 1,147,526 | 2,303,631 | |||
| W. Leslie Kilduff, Jr. | 7,784,534 | 167,158 | 2,303,631 | |||
| William L. Lewis | 6,571,193 | 1,380,499 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Charles R. Revere | 7,759,630 | 192,062 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Joe A. Shearin | 7,765,797 | 185,895 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Leslie E. Taylor, CPA | 7,790,716 | 160,976 | 2,303,631 | |||
| Jay T. Thompson, III | 7,765,980 | 185,712 | 2,303,631 |
| Broker | ||||||||
| For | Against | Abstention | Non-Votes | |||||
| Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 7,631,937 | 159,951 | 159,894 | 2,303,541 |
| Broker | ||||||||
| For | Against | Abstention | Non-Votes | |||||
| Ratification of the Appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accountant | 10,226,821 | 10,076 | 18,426 | - | ||||
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.
| EASTERN VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC. | ||
| Dated: May 22, 2015 | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Adam Sothen | |
| J. Adam Sothen | ||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||