First Choice Bancorp 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. |
On July 19, 2021, First Choice Bancorp (the “Company”) held its previously announced Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”). Present at the Special Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 7,452,484 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 63.0% of the voting power of the shares of common stock of the Company as of the close of business on May 28, 2021, the record date for the Special Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. All matters voted upon at the Special Meeting were approved with the required votes. The matters that were voted upon at the Special Meeting, and the number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions, as to each such matter are set forth below. There were no broker non-votes.
| 1. | Approval of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Merger Proposal”). |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 7,277,484 | 172,473 | 2,527 |
| 2. | Approval of the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger Proposal. |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 6,888,307 | 552,049 | 12,128 |
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.
| FIRST CHOICE BANCORP | ||
| Dated: July 19, 2021 | By: | /s/ Robert M. Franko |
| Name: | Robert M. Franko | |
| Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | |