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):

April 29, 2016

 

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Hawaii

 

001-31567

 

99-0212597

(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

220 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

96813
(Zip Code)

 

(808) 544-0500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

On April 29, 2016, Central Pacific Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which the shareholders voted upon and approved (i) the election of eleven (11) nominees as directors; (ii) ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016; and (iii) an advisory (non-binding) shareholder resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

The final number of votes cast for or against (withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, are set forth below.

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

Against/Withheld

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

Nominees as Directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christine H.H. Camp

 

26,011,050

 

443,400

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John C. Dean

 

25,601,682

 

852,768

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earl E. Fry

 

26,096,957

 

357,493

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wayne K. Kamitaki

 

26,042,076

 

412,374

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul J. Kosasa

 

25,901,626

 

552,824

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duane K. Kurisu

 

26,042,219

 

412,231

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colbert M. Matsumoto

 

25,545,928

 

908,522

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lance A. Mizumoto

 

24,538,906

 

1,915,544

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Catherine Ngo

 

25,655,193

 

799,257

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saedene K. Ota

 

26,125,557

 

328,893

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal K. Rose

 

25,936,547

 

517,903

 

 

2,712,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

 

Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.

 

28,894,260

 

215,053

 

57,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

 

Non-binding advisory vote to approve compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

26,294,306

 

129,655

 

30,489

 

2,712,800

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Central Pacific Financial Corp.
(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: May 3, 2016

By:

/s/ Glenn K. C. Ching

 

 

Glenn K.C. Ching

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

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