ITEMS TO BE VOTED ON BY SHAREHOLDERS
ITEM 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company’s Board of Directors currently consists of nine members who are elected for terms of three years, approximately one-third of whom are elected annually. The Board of Directors’ nominees for election this year, to serve for three-year terms or until their successors have been elected and qualified, are David A. Klunk and Douglas S. Wilson, and Corissa B. Porcelli and Jeffrey Thorp for a one-year term or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.
On February 20, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement (the “Stilwell Agreement”) with Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P., Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P., Stilwell Partners, L.P., Stilwell Value LLC and Joseph Stilwell (collectively, the “Stilwell Group”) and Corissa B. Porcelli. The Stilwell Group owns approximately 9.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.
In accordance with the Stilwell Agreement, effective March 27, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company was expanded by one board seat, and Ms. Porcelli was appointed to serve as a director of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Madison Bank of Maryland, to serve in the class of directors with terms expiring at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until her successor, if any, is elected and qualified. On March 27, 2019, the Stilwell Group and the Company amended the Stilwell Agreement to extend its term so such that the Stilwell Agreement will expire at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company and the Stilwell Group also agreed that Ms. Porcelli would be nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank until the Company’s and the Bank’s 2020 Annual Meetings of Stockholders. Accordingly, Ms. Porcelli is being nominated to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until her successor, if any, is elected and qualified.
On February 20, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement (the “Thorp Agreement”) with Jeffrey Thorp. Mr. Thorp owns approximately 9.2% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.
In accordance with the Thorp Agreement, effective March 27, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company was expanded by one board seat, and Mr. Thorp was appointed to serve as a director of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Madison Bank of Maryland, to serve in the class of directors with terms expiring at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor, if any, is elected and qualified. On March 27, 2019, Jeffrey Thorp and the Company amended the Thorp Agreement to extend its term so such that the Thorp Agreement will expire at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company and Mr. Thorp also agreed that Mr. Thorp would be nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank until the Company’s and the Bank’s 2020 Annual Meetings of Stockholders. Accordingly, Mr. Thorp is being nominated to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his successor, if any, is elected and qualified.
Unless you indicate on the proxy card that your shares should not be voted for each nominee, the Board of Directors intends that the proxies solicited by it will be voted for the election of the Board’s nominees. If any nominee is unable to serve, the persons named in the proxy card would vote your shares to approve the election of any substitute proposed by the Board of Directors. At this time, we know of no reason why the nominees might be unable to serve.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of Messrs. Klunk, Wilson and Thorp and Ms. Porcelli.
Information regarding the Board of Directors’ nominees and the directors continuing in office is provided below. Unless otherwise stated, each individual has held his or her current occupation for the last five years. The age indicated for each individual is as of December 31, 2018.
Nominees for Election as Director
Nominees for Election to Serve for a Three-Year Term Expiring in 2022:
David A. Klunk has been the President of Community Environmental Laboratories, based in Aberdeen, Maryland, and R&T Technologies, Inc., both chemical laboratories, since 1994. Age 53. Director of the Bank and the Company since 2015.