TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 19, 2016

TriCo Bancshares

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	0-10661	94-2792841
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

63 Constitution Drive, Chico, California	95973
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(530) 898-0300

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 19, 2016, TriCo Bancshares (the “Company”) held its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. As of the record date for the annual meeting, there were 22,785,173 shares of common stock outstanding entitled to vote on all proposals presented at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected all 11 nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, (ii) approved the compensation of the Company’s executive officers on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, and (iii) ratified the selection of Crowe Horwath, LLP as the Company’s principal independent auditor for 2016. The following are the voting results of each matter submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting.

1. Election of the following 11 nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors:

Nominee	For		Percent Voted			Withheld		Percent Voted			Abstained/ Broker Non-Votes		Percent Voted
Donald J. Amaral		16,179,057		84.19	%		107,868		0.56	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
William J. Casey		16,174,646		84.17	%		112,278		0.58	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
Craig S. Compton		16,176,457		84.18	%		110,467		0.57	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
L. Gage Chrysler III		15,081,101		78.48	%		1,205,824		6.28	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
Cory W. Giese		16,187,170		84.24	%		99,754		0.52	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
John S. A. Hasbrook		16,174,020		84.17	%		112,904		0.59	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
Patrick A. Kilkenny		16,190,540		84.25	%		96,384		0.50	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
Michael W. Koehnen		16,172,575		84.16	%		114,349		0.60	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
Martin A. Mariani		16,186,230		84.23	%		100,694		0.52	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
Richard P. Smith		16,190,751		84.26	%		96,173		0.50	%		2,929,293		15.24	%
W. Virginia Walker		16,188,922		84.25	%		98,002		0.51	%		2,929,293		15.24	%

2. Advisory (nonbinding) approval of the compensation of the Company’s executives:

	Votes		Percent Voting
For		14,714,941		76.58	%
Against		1,302,981		6.78	%
Abstain		268,983		1.40	%
Broker Non-Votes		2,929,293		15.24	%

3. Ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the 2016 fiscal year:

	Votes		Percent Voting
For		19,019,215		98.97	%
Against		88,650		0.46	%
Abstain		108,352		0.56	%
Broker Non-Votes		0		0.00	%

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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, 2016	TRICO BANCSHARES
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Thomas J. Reddish
		Thomas J. Reddish
		Executive Vice President
		Chief Financial Officer

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