2015 Shareholder Vote

 

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

 

FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its new charter)

 

Pennsylvania                                  0-12126                        25-1440803

(State or other jurisdiction             (Commission                      (IRS Employer

of incorporation)                     File Number)                      Indent. No.)

 

20 South Main Street, Chambersburg, PA                                        17201

          (Address of principal executive office)                                       (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code                     (717) 264-6116

 

N/A

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

 

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

 

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

 

Franklin Financial Services Corporation held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2015.  The Board of Directors submitted the following proposals to a vote of security holders and the results of the voting on each proposal are presented below.

 

Proposal 1 – Election of four Directors to Class C for a term of three years.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Daniel J. Fisher

 

1,847,550

 

59,186

 

830,299

Donald A. Fry

 

1,835,340

 

71,396

 

830,299

Donald H. Mowery

 

1,838,926

 

67,810

 

830,299

Richard E. Jordan III

 

1,838,512

 

68,224

 

830,299

 

 

 

Directors  Fisher, Fry, Mowery and Jordan were elected.

 

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers (Say-On-Pay)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

1,750,609

 

115,659

 

40,468

 

830,299

 

 

 

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

2,711,821

 

13,269

 

11,945

 

0

 

 

 

The selection of BDO USA, LLP was ratified.

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

/s/ William E. Snell, Jr.

     William E. Snell, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: April 29, 2015