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, 2017

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.)
The Commons, PO Box 460, Ithaca, New York				14851
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(607)273-3210

 

(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, 2017 Tompkins Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business March 10, 2017, the record date for the meeting, 15,255,611 shares of the Company's common stock were issued and outstanding, of which 12,326,544 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 2018 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 approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the option of “EVERY YEAR” as the preferred voting frequency for future Say on Pay votes; and

(4)

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, 2017.

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		10,010,322		81,165		2,235,057
Paul J. Battaglia		10,043,986		47,501		2,235,057
Daniel J. Fessenden		10,041,895		49,592		2,235,057
James W. Fulmer		10,030,612		60,875		2,235,057
Susan A. Henry		10,023,239		68,248		2,235,057
Patricia A. Johnson		10,039,078		52,409		2,235,057
Frank C. Milewski		10,042,444		49,044		2,235,057
Thomas R. Rochon		9,997,748		93,739		2,235,057
Stephen S. Romaine		10,035,864		55,624		2,235,057
Michael H. Spain		10,019,876		71,612		2,235,057
Alfred J. Weber		10,020,922		70,565		2,235,057
Craig Yunker		10,001,422		90,066		2,235,057

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
9,609,860		367,715		113,912		2,235,057

Proposal No. 3 – Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

The option of “EVERY YEAR” was approved as the preferred voting frequency for future Say on Pay votes by the following vote:

Number of Shares Voted For Every Three Years		Number of Shares Voted For Every Two Years		Number of Shares Voted For Every One Year		Number of Shares Abstaining
1,902,643		1,079,664		6,868,746		240,434

Proposal No. 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditors of the Company for 2017

The Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified by the following vote:

Number of Shares Voted For		Number of Shares Voted Against		Number of Shares Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
12,131,679		118,991		75,875		0

(d) Consistent with its recommendation and the shareholder vote, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it will hold a Say on Pay vote every year, until the next shareholder vote on Say on Pay frequency.

 

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 10, 2017	By:	/S/ Stephen S. Romaine
		Stephen S. Romaine
		President and CEO