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) April 29, 2016
BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-6887 | 99-0148992 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
File Number) | Identification No.) | |||
130 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii | 96813 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(808) 694-8822
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 29, 2016, Bank of Hawaii Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual shareholders meeting. At the meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders:
1. Election of Directors: *
Nominee | Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | Uncast Votes | ||||||
S. Haunani Apoliona | 31,728,790 | 640,972 | 76,968 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Mary G. F. Bitterman | 31,509,024 | 881,888 | 55,818 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Mark A. Burak | 31,928,476 | 412,286 | 105,228 | 6,061,150 | 740 | ||||||
Michael J. Chun | 31,812,283 | 572,374 | 62,073 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Clinton R. Churchill | 31,794,373 | 572,914 | 79,443 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Peter S. Ho | 31,451,510 | 939,575 | 55,645 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Robert Huret | 31,792,858 | 558,545 | 95,327 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Kent T. Lucien | 27,535,838 | 4,828,172 | 82,720 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Victor K. Nichols | 31,919,566 | 417,095 | 110,069 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Barbara J. Tanabe | 31,540,840 | 834,093 | 71,797 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Raymond P. Vara, Jr. | 31,582,878 | 755,377 | 108,475 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
Robert W. Wo | 31,597,092 | 772,216 | 77,422 | 6,061,150 | — | ||||||
* The directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election. In the event of a contested election, the directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast. Uncast votes include votes where the proxy form was illegible with respect to the specific proposal. Messrs. Martin A. Stein and Donald M. Takaki did not stand for election this year for they reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.
2. Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation:
Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | |||
30,811,299 | 1,339,457 | 295,974 | 6,061,150 | |||
3. Ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016:
Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | ||||
37,722,825 | 673,332 | 111,723 | — | ||||
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.
Date: May 3, 2016 | Bank of Hawaii Corporation | |
By: | /s/ Mark A. Rossi | |
Mark A. Rossi | ||
Vice Chairman and Corporate Secretary | ||