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 20, 2010
CoBiz Financial Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 001-15955
Colorado | | 84-0826324 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
organization) | | |
821 17th Street | | |
Denver, Colorado | | 80202 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(303) 293-2265
(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.
CoBiz Financial Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 20, 2010, and the following matters were voted:
1. The election of the following nominees to serve as directors of the Company:
Nominee | | For | | Withheld | | Not Voted | |
Steven Bangert | | 26,438,383 | | 1,135,575 | | 5,058,950 | |
Michael B. Burgamy | | 26,014,877 | | 1,559,081 | | 5,058,950 | |
Morgan Gust | | 27,173,884 | | 400,074 | | 5,058,950 | |
Evan Makovsky | | 26,386,382 | | 1,187,576 | | 5,058,950 | |
Douglas L. Polson | | 27,261,793 | | 312,165 | | 5,058,950 | |
Mary K. Rhinehart | | 27,261,193 | | 312,765 | | 5,058,950 | |
Noel Rothman | | 26,169,873 | | 1,404,085 | | 5,058,950 | |
Timothy J. Travis | | 26,217,924 | | 1,356,034 | | 5,058,950 | |
Mary Beth Vitale | | 27,045,742 | | 528,216 | | 5,058,950 | |
Mary M. White | | 27,261,793 | | 312,165 | | 5,058,950 | |
2. Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The votes were as follows:
For | | 31,606,577 | |
Against | | 911,243 | |
Abstain | | 115,088 | |
Non Votes | | — | |
3. The nonbinding shareholder approval of executive compensation was approved as follows:
For | | 30,579,683 | |
Against | | 1,970,903 | |
Abstain | | 82,232 | |
Non Votes | | — | |
4. The proposal to increase the number of shares authorized under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to 3,750,000 shares and increase the restricted stock award limit to 2,000,000 was approved as follows.
For | | 20,115,996 | |
Against | | 7,439,081 | |
Abstain | | 18,881 | |
Non Votes | | 5,058,950 | |
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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.
CoBiz Financial Inc. | | |
(Registrant) | | |
| | |
| /s/ | Lyne Andrich |
| | Lyne Andrich |
| | EVP and CFO |
| | CoBiz Financial Inc. |
| | |
| | May 24, 2010 |
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