ChoiceOne Financial Services Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of the Company's shareholders held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the Company's shareholders voted on four matters: (1) the election of five directors; (2) approval on an advisory basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement; (3) an advisory vote to determine whether future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every 1, 2, or 3 years; and (4) ratification of the selection of Plante & Moran PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.
All of the nominees for director were elected by the following votes:
| Votes Cast | ||||||
| Broker | ||||||
| For | Withheld | Non-Votes | ||||
| Greg L. Armock | 8,796,882 | 542,357 | 2,667,331 | |||
| Eric (Rick) E. Burrough. | 9,140,033 | 199,206 | 2,667,331 | |||
| Kelly J. Potes | 9,271,244 | 67,995 | 2,667,331 | |||
| Brian P. Petty | 9,212,658 | 126,581 | 2,667,331 | |||
| Randy D. Hicks, M.D. | 9,245,895 | 93,344 | 2,667,331 | |||
The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following votes:
| Votes Cast | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 8,625,296 | 488,518 | 225,425 | 2,667,331 | |||
The shareholders approved a vote of one year for the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following votes:
| Votes Cast | ||||||
| 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | Abstain | |||
| 8,476,908 | 153,154 | 578,479 | 130,698 | |||
An advisory proposal to approve the Company’s executive compensation will next occur in connection with the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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The shareholders ratified the appointment of Plante & Moran PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 by the following votes:
| Votes Cast | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 11,950,886 | 48,389 | 7,295 | 0 | |||
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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.
| Dated: | May 27, 2025 | CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (Registrant) | |
| By: | /s/ Adom J. Greenland | ||
| Adom J. Greenland Its Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | |||
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