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 22, 2019
Landmark Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 0-33203 | | 43-1930755 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
701 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Kansas 66502
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(785) 565-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class: | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of exchange on which registered: |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | LARK | | Nasdaq Global Market |
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. |
On May 22, 2019, Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Manhattan, Kansas. Of the 4,372,116 shares of common stock eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 4,021,066 shares were represented in person or by proxy, representing approximately 92.0% of the outstanding shares. The final results of voting on each of the proposals submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
| 1) | Election of three Class III members of the board of directors to serve a three-year term expiring in 2022: |
| Name | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| Patrick L. Alexander | | 2,451,587 | | 63,850 | | 16,616 | | 1,489,013 |
| Jim W. Lewis | | 2,487,468 | | 34,199 | | 10,386 | | 1,489,013 |
| Michael E. Scheopner | | 2,482,500 | | 34,973 | | 14,580 | | 1,489,013 |
| 2) | Approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the compensation of our named executive officers (“say-on-pay”) disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed on April 18, 2019: |
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 2,170,517 | | 328,721 | | 32,815 | | 1,489,013 |
| 3) | Approval, in a non-binding, advisory vote, of the frequency for which “say-on-pay” stockholder votes will be held: |
| 1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 1,012,895 | | 31,564 | | 1,459,287 | | 28,307 | | 1,489,013 |
Based upon these results, and consistent with the board of directors’ previous recommendation, the Company will continue to hold the “say-on-pay” vote every three years.
| 4) | Ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019: |
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 3,968,504 | | 40,651 | | 11,911 | | - |
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.
| Date: May 23, 2019 | LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Mark A. Herpich |
| | Name: | Mark A. Herpich |
| | Title: | Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
