UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 24, 2018

 

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   001-13660   59-2260678
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
         
815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart, FL       34994
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

 

(772) 287-4000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

  

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company   ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ¨

 

 

 

     

 

 

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

 

On May 24, 2018, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Of the 46,982,399 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 42,985,370 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 re-elect the four incumbent Class I directors. The vote for each director is as set forth below.

 

  Number of Shares
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Jacqueline L. Bradley 37,048,236 71,409 5,865,725
H. Gilbert Culbreth, Jr. 36,910,347 209,298 5,865,725
Christopher E. Fogal 36,492,973 626,672 5,865,725
Timothy S. Huval 36,987,085 132,560 5,865,725
Herbert A. Lurie 34,156,886 2,962,759 5,865,725

 

The five nominees were each elected to the board by a plurality of the votes cast, as required by the Company’s bylaws.

 

Proposal Two – Amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to Increase Authorized Capital Stock : To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 60,000,000 to 120,000,000 shares.

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
41,153,810 1,282,078 549,482

 

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. A copy of the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Proposal Three – Amend the Company’s 2013 Incentive Plan to Increase Authorized Shares : To approve a proposed amendment to the 2013 Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized to be issued under the Plan.

 

Votes For Votes Against Broker Non-Votes Abstentions
35,677,701 1,235,936 5,865,725 206,008

 

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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 – Ratification of Auditors : To ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
42,710,980 180,259 94,131

 

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 – 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.

 

Votes For Votes Against Broker Non-Votes Abstentions
36,006,360 1,032,317 5,865,725 80,968

 

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.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)     Exhibits. The following materials are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

     

Exhibit

Number

  Description of Exhibit
   
3.1   Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida .

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA  
     
     
  By: /s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III  
    Dennis S. Hudson, III  
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: May 30, 2018

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida

 

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida , a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (the “ Corporation ”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 607.1006 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “ FBCA ”), hereby certifies as follows:

 

I.

 

The name of the Corporation is Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida.

 

II.

 

After the filing and effectiveness pursuant to the FBCA of these Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the authorized number of shares of common stock of the Corporation is increased to 120,000,000 shares. Section 4.01 of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

4.01         General . The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock (“ Shares ”) which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 124,000,000 consisting of the following classes:

 

(1) 120,000,000 Shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share (“ Common Stock ”); and

 

(2) 4,000,000 Shares of preferred stock, $0.10 par value per share (“ Preferred Stock ”).”

 

III.

 

The only voting group entitled to vote on the amendments contained in these Articles of Amendment was the holders of shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock. These Articles of Amendment were duly adopted by such shareholders on May 24, 2018, at the Corporation’s annual meeting of shareholders. The number of votes cast for the amendment above by the shareholders was sufficient for their approval.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed by Dennis S. Hudson, III, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, this 24 th day of May, 2018.

 

 

  Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida  
     
  B y:  /s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III  
    Name: Dennis S. Hudson, III  
    Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer