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 24, 2015

 

 

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)

 

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

 

¨  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 24, 2015, Central Pacific Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which the shareholders voted upon and approved (i) the election of nine (9) 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, 2015; 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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alvaro J. Aguirre

 

31,250,996

 

418,009

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James F. Burr

 

31,251,041

 

417,964

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christine H.H. Camp

 

31,531,248

 

137,757

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John C. Dean

 

31,253,669

 

415,336

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earl E. Fry

 

31,595,632

 

73,373

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul J. Kosasa

 

31,283,217

 

385,788

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duane K. Kurisu

 

31,350,453

 

318,552

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colbert M. Matsumoto

 

31,288,124

 

380,881

 

--

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal K. Rose, J.D.

 

31,347,865

 

321,140

 

 

 

1,816,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.

 

32,941,615

 

540,041

 

3,668

 

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

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

 

31,256,561

 

327,044

 

85,400

 

1,816,319

 

 



 

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: April 27, 2015

By:

/s/ Glenn K. C. Ching

 

 

 

Glenn K.C. Ching

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate

Secretary