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 16, 2017

 

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)

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 
 

 

   

Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Bank of Commerce Holdings (the “Company”) was held on May 16, 2017. There were 13,442,092 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Of those shares, 10,758,975 were present in person or by proxy. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.

Proposal No. 1 – the election of ten directors to serve on the board of directors until the 2018 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 2017;

 

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

6,463,400

363,710

3,931,865

Gary R. Burks

6,222,708

604,402

3,931,865

Randall S. Eslick

6,463,676

363,434

3,931,865

Joseph Q. Gibson

6,523,655

303,455

3,931,865

Jon W. Halfhide

6,433,676

393,434

3,931,865

Linda J. Miles

6,463,426

363,684

3,931,865

David H. Scott

6,462,250

364,860

3,931,865

Karl L. Silberstein

6,524,781

302,329

3,931,865

Terence J. Street

6,524,781

302,329

3,931,865

Lyle L. Tullis

6,462,500

364,610

3,931,865

 

Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the Selection of Moss Adams, LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 201 7

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

       

10,587,155

119,662

52,158

0

 

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

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

       

5,996,521

183,538

647,051

3,931,865

 

 
1

 

 

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 17, 2017

 

   
 

/s/ Samuel D. Jimenez

 

By: Samuel D. Jimenez

 

Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer

 

 

2

Bank of Commerce (NASDAQ:BOCH)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Bank of Commerce Charts.
Bank of Commerce (NASDAQ:BOCH)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Bank of Commerce Charts.