WSFS Financial Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of WSFS Financial Corporation (the "Registrant") was held on May 16, 2024 .
(b) At the Meeting, the stockholders:
•elected four directors (Anat Bird, Jennifer W. Davis, Michael J. Donahue and Lynn B. McKee) for a term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
•approved an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Registrant's named executive officers; and
•ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
Proposal Number 1: Election of Directors
| Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-vote | |||||||||||||||||
| Anat Bird | 50,967,558 | 1,328,004 | 3,307,102 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jennifer W. Davis | 44,991,181 | 7,304,381 | 3,307,102 | |||||||||||||||||
Michael J. Donahue | 51,588,383 | 707,179 | 3,307,102 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lynn B. McKee | 48,959,910 | 3,335,652 | 3,307,102 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Number 2: Advisory (Non-binding) Vote on the Compensation of the Registrant's Named Executive Officers
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote | |||||||||||||||||
| 50,926,912 | 1,278,436 | 90,211 | 3,307,105 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Number 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP)
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote | |||||||||||||||||
| 53,978,591 | 1,576,367 | 47,706 | — | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 17, 2024 | By: | /s/ Arthur J. Bacci | |||||||||||
| Arthur J. Bacci Executive Vice President, Chief Wealth Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||