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 14, 2013 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0-10967 (Commission File Number) | 36-3161078 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One Pierce Place, Suite 1500, Itasca, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) | 60143 (Zip Code) |
(630) 875-7450 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) | The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14, 2013 (“Annual Meeting”). A total of 67,784,457 shares of common stock of the Company were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which represented appoximately 90.17% of the Company’s total outstanding shares of common stock. |
(b) | At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on the matters set forth below. |
Item 1 – Election of Directors. All of the nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected, each for a three-year term, upon the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Brother James Gaffney Patrick J. McDonnell Michael L. Scudder John L. Sterling J. Stephen Vanderwoude | 59,189,222 59,298,402 59,573,276 59,055,534 59,146,458 | 3,890,306 3,618,810 3,489,483 3,977,176 3,886,402 | 7,529 169,845 24,298 54,347 54,197 | 4,697,400 4,697,400 4,697,400 4,697,400 4,697,400 |
Item 2 – Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified (advisory vote), upon the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
66,903,303 | 845,716 | 35,438 | -0- |
Item 3 – Advisory Vote on the Company’s Executive Compensation. The compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis, upon the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
58,100,240 | 4,769,666 | 217,151 | 4,697,400 |
Item 4 – Amendments to the Company’s Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan. The amendments to the Company’s Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan were approved, upon the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
60,791,632 | 1,754,863 | 540,562 | 4,697,400 |
SIGNATURES |
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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 thereunto duly authorized. |
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| First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. |
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Date: May 17, 2013 | /s/ NICHOLAS J. CHULOS |
| By: Nicholas J. Chulos Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel |
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