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 8, 2018

 

Tompkins Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York	1-12709	16-1482357
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

 

118 E. Seneca Street, P.O. Box 460, Ithaca, New York		14851
(Address of Principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(607) 273-3210

 

The Commons

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

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)

On Monday, May 8, 2018 Tompkins Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business March 12, 2018, the record date for the meeting, 15,299,528 shares of the Company's common stock were issued and outstanding, of which 12,66,403 were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, and this amount represented a quorum.

 

(b)

Shareholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:

 

(1)

Shareholders elected twelve (12) director nominees for terms expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting;

 

(2)

Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (the “Say on Pay” vote);

 

(3)

Shareholders ratified the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

Set forth below are the shareholder voting results with respect to each matter:

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors

 

 

The individuals named below were elected at the Annual Meeting as members of the Board of Directors, to serve for a term of one year expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting.

 

Director		Number of Shares Voted For				Shares Withheld/Abstaining					Broker Non-Votes
John E. Alexander			10,152,827				130,461					2,383,115
Paul J. Battaglia			10,212,462				70,827					2,383,115
Daniel J. Fessenden			10,076,683				206,606					2,383,115
James W. Fulmer			10,171,320				111,968					2,383,115
Susan A. Henry			10,199,287				84,002					2,383,115
Patricia A. Johnson			10,161,880				121,409					2,383,115
Frank C. Milewski			10,213,278				70,010					2,383,115
Thomas R. Rochon			10,018,803				264,485					2,383,115
Stephen S. Romaine			10,186,614				96,674					2,383,115
Michael H. Spain			10,170,055				113,233					2,383,115
Alfred J. Weber			10,094,760				188,528					2,383,115
Craig Yunker			10,033,603				249,685					2,383,115

 

 

 

Proposal No. 2 – Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

The compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers was approved by the following vote:

 

Number of Shares Voted For		Number of Shares Voted Against		Number of Shares Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
9,784,251		366,022		133,015		2,383,115

 

 

Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditors of the Company for 2018

 

 

The Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified by the following vote: 

 

Number of Shares Voted For		Number of Shares Voted Against		Number of Shares Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
12,492,971		86,458		86,974		0

 

 

 

 

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.

 

	TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: May 14, 2018	By:	/S/ Stephen S. Romaine
		Stephen S. Romaine
		President and CEO