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 17, 2016

 

 

Bank of Commerce Holdings

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

California

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

 

000-25135

 

94-2823865

 
  (Commission File Number)   IRS Employer Identification No.  

 

1901 Churn Creek Road
Redding, California 96002
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (530) 722-3939

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

 

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Bank of Commerce Holdings (the “Company”) was held on May 17, 2016. There were 13,366,268 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Of those shares, 10,301,346 were present in person or by proxy. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.

Proposal No. 1 – the election of nine members to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting or until their successors have been elected and qualified;

 

2.

Proposal No. 2 – ratification of the selection of Moss Adams, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016;

 

3.

Proposal No. 3 – an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve named executive officer compensation.

 

The following is a summary of the voting results for the matters voted upon by the shareholders.

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

 

Director’s Name

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Orin N. Bennett

5,992,013

289,217

4,020,116

Gary R. Burks

5,512,413

768,817

4,020,116

Randall S. Eslick

5,901,128

380,102

4,020,116

Joseph Q. Gibson

5,992,572

288,658

4,020,116

Jon W. Halfhide

5,667,164

614,066

4,020,116

Linda J. Miles

5,900,828

380,402

4,020,116

David H. Scott

5,892,187

389,043

4,020,116

Terence J. Street

5,686,513

594,717

4,020,116

Lyle L. Tullis

5,898,772

382,458

4,020,116

 

Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the Selection of Moss Adams, LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 201 6

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

       

10,160,228

126,646

14,472

0

 

Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Resolution to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

       

4,964,381

915,618

401,231

4,020,116

 

 
 
 

 

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.

 

May 19, 2016

 

 

/s/ James A. Sundquist

 
 

By: James A. Sundquist

 

Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

 

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