Blue Foundry Bancorp filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 16, 2024
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of Incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201 ) 939-5000
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Blue Foundry Bancorp (the “Company”) was held on May 16, 2024. There were outstanding, as of the close of business
on April 5, 2024 (the record date for the annual meeting), 23,930,547 shares of Common Stock of the Company, each entitled to one vote per share, constituting the only class of shares entitled to vote at the meeting. There were present at the
meeting, either in person or by valid proxy, the holders of 20,363,773 shares, or 85%, of the Company, constituting a quorum. The final results of the vote on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders are as follows:
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The following individuals were elected as directors of the Company for three-year terms or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, by the following vote:
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For
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Withhold
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Broker Non-Votes
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| Kenneth Grimbilas |
14,921,219
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1,619,231
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3,823,323
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Jonathan Shaw |
14,963,281
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1,577,169
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3,823,323
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The appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2024 was ratified by the following vote:
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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19,447,736
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244,414
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671,623
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The shareholder non-binding proposal recommending sale or merger of the Company was not approved by the following vote:
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For
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Broker Non-Votes
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2,105,970
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14,183,158
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251,322
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3,823,323
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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.
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Blue Foundry Bancorp
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DATE: May 16, 2024
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By:
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/s/ James D. Nesci
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James D. Nesci
President and Chief Executive Officer
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