UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 18, 2017
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 0-25923 | 52-2061461 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Number) |
7830 Old Georgetown Road, Third Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 301.986.1800
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) On May 18, 2017, the annual meeting of shareholders of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held for the purposes of:
| 1. | electing seven (7) directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
| 2. | ratifying the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2017; |
| 3. | voting on a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers; and |
| 4. | voting on a non-binding, advisory proposal regarding the frequency of advisory resolutions approving the compensation of our named executive officers. |
(b) (1) The name of each director elected at the meeting, and the votes cast for such persons, votes withheld and broker non-votes are set forth below:
| Name | For | Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
| Leslie M. Alperstein | 25,664,152 | 53,065 | 843,891 | 5,324,086 |
| Dudley C. Dworken | 25,472,708 | 222,987 | 865,413 | 5,324,086 |
| Harvey M. Goodman | 19,253,365 | 249,444 | 7,058,299 | 5,324,086 |
| Ronald D. Paul | 25,596,209 | 238,151 | 726,748 | 5,324,086 |
| Norman R. Pozez | 18,573,873 | 150,588 | 7,836,647 | 5,324,086 |
| Donald R. Rogers | 24,727,971 | 957,202 | 875,935 | 5,324,086 |
| Leland M. Weinstein | 19,224,789 | 239,532 | 7,096,786 | 5,324,087 |
(2) The number of votes cast for or against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is as set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
| 31,514,768 | 295,468 | 74,958 | 0 |
(3) The number of votes cast for or against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes cast on the nonbinding advisory resolution approving the compensation of our executive officers is as set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
| 25,609,494 | 825,660 | 125,954 | 5,324,086 |
(4) The number of votes cast on the nonbinding advisory resolution for holding future advisory votes on executive compensation every one year, two years or three years, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, is as set forth below.
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
| 23,499,300 | 102,482 | 2,807,491 | 151,833 | 5,324,088 |
(c) There have been no settlements between the Company and any other person with respect to terminating any solicitation.
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.
| EAGLE BANCORP, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Ronald D. Paul | ||
| Ronald D. Paul, President, Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Dated: May 23, 2017 | |||