Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 26, 2021, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Of the 55,295,596 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 50,295,551 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy. The final results of each of the proposals voted on by the Company’s shareholders are described below:
Proposal One – Elect Directors: To elect four incumbent Class I directors. The vote for each director is as set forth below.
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Number of Shares
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Jacqueline L. Bradley
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45,982,344
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93,733
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4,219,474
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H. Gilbert Culbreth, Jr.
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43,374,593
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2,701,484
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4,219,474
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Christopher E. Fogal
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44,908,326
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1,167,751
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4,219,474
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Charles M. Shaffer
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45,574,230
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501,847
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4,219,474
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The four nominees were each elected to the board by a plurality of the votes cast, as required by the Company’s bylaws.
Proposal Two – Approval and Adoption of the Company’s 2021 Incentive Plan: To approve and adopt the Company’s 2021 Incentive Plan, reserving for issuance up to 1,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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44,836,819
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1,204,723
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34,535
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4,219,474
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The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.
Proposal Three – Amendment of Employee Stock Purchase Plan: To approve an amendment to Section 2 of Seacoast’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 300,000 to 800,000.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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45,952,058
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76,841
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47,178
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4,219,474
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The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.
Proposal Four – Advisory (Non-binding) Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers: To hold an advisory vote to approve, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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45,308,814
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683,590
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83,673
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4,219,474
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The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.
Proposal Five – Ratification of Auditors: To ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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49,497,830
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781,017
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16,704
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The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.