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 report) | April 26, 2018 | |
| Severn Bancorp, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Maryland | 0-49731 | 52-1726127 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
200 Westgate Circle, Suite 200, Annapolis, Maryland | 21401 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
| (Former name or former address, if change since last report) |
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| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
Severn Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2018, at which time it (a) elected three (3) individuals to serve a three-year term as director, and (b) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
The names of the directors who were elected at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for a three year term are as follows:
| | Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| | | | | |
| | Alan J. Hyatt | 6,428,038 | 944,689 | 2,530,494 |
| | James H. Johnson, Jr. | 6,758,549 | 614,178 | 2,530,494 |
| | Mary Kathleen Sulick | 6,769,105 | 603,622 | 2,530,494 |
The names of the directors whose terms of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are as follows:
Raymond Crosby
David S. Jones
Eric Keitz
John Lamon
Albert Shields
Konrad Wayson
The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment BDO USA, LLP as Bancorp’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 as follows:
| | | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain |
| | Appointment of BDO, LLP as independent auditor | 9,773,594 | 122,966 | 6,631 |
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.
| | Severn Bancorp, Inc. |
| | | |
Dated: May 1, 2018 | By: | /s/Paul B. Susie |
| | | Paul B. Susie |
| | | Chief Financial Officer and |
| | | Principal Accounting Officer |
