Delaware | 001-16715 | 56-1528994 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4300 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, North Carolina | 27609 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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• | the election of 13 directors for terms of one year each; |
• | a non-binding advisory “say-on-pay” proposal to approve compensation paid or provided to BancShares’ named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; |
• | a non-binding advisory “say-on-frequency” proposal on whether BancShares should submit a say-on-pay resolution for a vote of shareholders every year, every two years, or every three years; and |
• | a proposal to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as BancShares’ independent public accountants for 2017. |
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | |||||||||
Name of Nominee | Votes Cast "For" | Votes "Withheld" | Broker Nonvotes | ||||||
John M. Alexander, Jr. | 22,034,764 | 1,184,163 | 770,030 | ||||||
Victor E. Bell III | 21,549,579 | 1,669,348 | 770,030 | ||||||
Peter M. Bristow | 22,889,798 | 329,129 | 770,030 | ||||||
Hope H. Bryant | 22,889,029 | 329,898 | 770,030 | ||||||
H. Lee Durham, Jr. | 21,865,666 | 1,353,261 | 770,030 | ||||||
Daniel L. Heavner | 23,040,179 | 178,748 | 770,030 | ||||||
Frank B. Holding, Jr. | 23,028,062 | 190,865 | 770,030 | ||||||
Robert R. Hoppe | 22,055,191 | 1,163,736 | 770,030 | ||||||
Lucius S. Jones | 22,955,539 | 263,388 | 770,030 | ||||||
Floyd L. Keels | 23,009,070 | 209,857 | 770,030 | ||||||
Robert E. Mason IV | 22,990,441 | 228,486 | 770,030 | ||||||
Robert T. Newcomb | 22,912,250 | 306,677 | 770,030 | ||||||
James M. Parker | 22,911,186 | 307,741 | 770,030 |
"SAY-ON-PAY" PROPOSAL | ||||||||||||
Description of Matter Voted On | Votes Cast "For" | Votes Cast "Against" | Abstained | Broker Nonvotes | ||||||||
Proposal to approve a non-binding, advisory resolution to approve compensation paid or provided to named executive officers as disclosed in the 2017 Annual Meeting proxy statement | 22,869,185 | 249,674 | 100,068 | 770,030 |
"SAY-ON-FREQUENCY" PROPOSAL | |||||||||||||||
Description of Matter Voted On | Votes Cast For "Every Year" | Votes Cast For "Every Two Years" | Votes Cast for "Every Three Years" | Abstained | Broker Nonvotes | ||||||||||
Proposal to whether to submit a "say-on-pay" resolution for a vote of shareholders every year, every two years, or every three years | 22,295,053 | 19,974 | 774,992 | 128,908 | 770,030 |
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS | |||||||||||
Description of Matter Voted On | Votes Cast "For" | Votes Cast "Against" | Abstained | Broker Nonvotes | |||||||
Proposal to ratify the appointment of independent accountants for 2017 | 23,831,629 | 120,468 | 36,860 | -0- |
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
Date: | April 27, 2017 | By: /s/ Craig L. Nix | ||
Craig L. Nix | ||||
Chief Financial Officer |